diff --git a/begui/begui/fdb/fdb.cpp b/begui/begui/fdb/fdb.cpp
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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "fdb.h"
+
+DBApp::DBApp():
+  BApplication("application/x-vnd.befpc-debugconsole")
+{
+
+}
+
+DBApp::~DBApp(){
+
+}
+
+void DBApp::MessageReceived(BMessage *message){
+  status_t err = B_OK;
+  const char *text;
+  
+  if (message->what == 'dbug'){
+    if ( (err = message->FindString("dbstring", &text)) == B_OK){
+      printf("dbug : %s\n", text);
+    }
+    else{
+      printf("error %d\n", err);
+    }
+  }
+  else{
+    BApplication::MessageReceived(message);
+  }
+}
+
+int main(){
+  printf("befpc debug console v0.1\nMatt Emson, April 2002\n");
+  DBApp *dba = new DBApp();
+  dba->Run();
+}
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diff --git a/begui/begui/fdb/fdb.h b/begui/begui/fdb/fdb.h
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+#include <Application.h>
+
+
+class DBApp : public BApplication{
+public:
+  DBApp();
+  virtual ~DBApp();
+  virtual void MessageReceived(BMessage *message);
+};
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diff --git a/begui/begui/fdb/libfdb.cpp b/begui/begui/fdb/libfdb.cpp
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+#include <Application.h>
+#include <Message.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "libfdb.h"
+
+void SendMessage(BMessage *message){
+  if (be_app != NULL){
+    printf("in sendmessage\n");
+    BMessenger messenger("application/x-vnd.befpc-debugconsole");
+    if (messenger.IsValid()) messenger.SendMessage(message);    
+  }
+}
+
+void SendText(const char *text){
+  BMessage *msg = new BMessage('dbug');
+  printf("in sendtext\n");
+  msg->AddString("dbstring", text);
+  SendMessage(msg);
+}
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diff --git a/begui/begui/fdb/libfdb.h b/begui/begui/fdb/libfdb.h
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+#ifndef LIBFDB_H
+#define LIBFDB_H
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif 
+
+void SendText(const char *text);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
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