diff --git a/include/Makefile.am b/include/Makefile.am
index 4425e6ed..2e395d13 100644
--- a/include/Makefile.am
+++ b/include/Makefile.am
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ hardware.h \
 inout.h \
 joystick.h \
 keyboard.h \
+logging.h \
 mem.h \
 mixer.h \
 modules.h \
diff --git a/include/dosbox.h b/include/dosbox.h
index 03205ec0..6d0696a6 100644
--- a/include/dosbox.h
+++ b/include/dosbox.h
@@ -63,25 +63,12 @@ class Config;
 extern Config * control;
 extern Bitu errorlevel;
 
+
+#ifndef __LOGGING_H_
+#include "logging.h"
+#endif // the logging system.
+
 #define LOG_MSG S_Warn
 
-enum LOG_TYPES {
-	LOG_ALL,
-	LOG_VGA, LOG_VGAGFX,LOG_VGAMISC,LOG_INT10,
-	LOG_SB,LOG_DMA,
-	LOG_FPU,LOG_CPU,
-	LOG_FCB,LOG_FILES,LOG_IOCTL,LOG_EXEC,LOG_DOSMISC,
-	LOG_PIT,LOG_KEYBOARD,LOG_PIC,
-	LOG_MOUSE,LOG_BIOS,LOG_GUI,LOG_MISC,
-	LOG_MAX,LOG_ERROR=0x80
-};
-
-#if C_DEBUG
-extern void DEBUG_ShowMsg(Bit32u msgmask, char * msg,...);
-#define LOG DEBUG_ShowMsg
-#else
-#define LOG
-#endif /* C_DEBUG */
-
 #endif /* __DOSBOX_H */
 
diff --git a/include/logging.h b/include/logging.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9821ee50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/logging.h
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#ifndef __LOGGING_H_
+#define __LOGGING_H_
+enum LOG_TYPES {
+	LOG_ALL,
+	LOG_VGA, LOG_VGAGFX,LOG_VGAMISC,LOG_INT10,
+	LOG_SB,LOG_DMA,
+	LOG_FPU,LOG_CPU,
+	LOG_FCB,LOG_FILES,LOG_IOCTL,LOG_EXEC,LOG_DOSMISC,
+	LOG_PIT,LOG_KEYBOARD,LOG_PIC,
+	LOG_MOUSE,LOG_BIOS,LOG_GUI,LOG_MISC,
+	LOG_MAX
+};
+
+enum LOG_SEVERITIES {
+	LOG_NORMAL,
+    LOG_WARN,
+	LOG_ERROR
+};
+
+#if C_DEBUG
+class LOG 
+{ 
+	LOG_TYPES		d_type;
+	LOG_SEVERITIES	d_severity;
+public:
+
+	LOG (LOG_TYPES type , LOG_SEVERITIES severity):
+		d_type(type),
+		d_severity(severity)
+		{}
+	void operator() (char* buf, ...);  //../src/debug/debug_gui.cpp
+
+};
+
+
+#else  //C_DEBUG
+
+struct LOG
+{
+	LOG(LOG_TYPES type, LOG_SEVERITIES severity)				{ return;}
+	void operator()(char* buf)									{ return;}
+	void operator()(char* buf, double f1)						{ return;}
+	void operator()(char* buf, double f1, Bit32u u1)			{ return;}
+	void operator()(char* buf, Bitu u1, double f1)				{ return;}
+
+	void operator()(char* buf, Bitu u1, Bitu u2)				{ return;}
+	void operator()(char* buf, Bits u1, Bits u2)				{ return;}
+	void operator()(char* buf, Bitu u1, Bits u2)				{ return;}
+	void operator()(char* buf, Bits u1, Bitu u2)				{ return;}
+	void operator()(char* buf, Bit32s u1)						{ return;}	
+	void operator()(char* buf, Bit32u u1)						{ return;}
+	void operator()(char* buf, Bits s1)							{ return;}
+	void operator()(char* buf, Bitu u1)							{ return;}
+
+	void operator()(char* buf, char* s1)						{ return;}
+	void operator()(char* buf, char* s1, Bit32u u1)				{ return;}
+	void operator()(char* buf, char* s1, Bit32u u1, Bit32u u2)	{ return;}
+	void operator()(char* buf, Bit32u u1, char* s1)				{ return;}
+
+
+
+}; //add missing operators to here
+	//try to avoid anything smaller than bit32...
+
+#endif //C_DEBUG
+
+
+#endif //__LOGGING_H_
+
diff --git a/visualc/dosbox.dsp b/visualc/dosbox.dsp
index a901901d..be93b060 100644
--- a/visualc/dosbox.dsp
+++ b/visualc/dosbox.dsp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ CFG=dosbox - Win32 Debug
 !MESSAGE "dosbox - Win32 Release" (based on "Win32 (x86) Console Application")
 !MESSAGE "dosbox - Win32 Debug" (based on "Win32 (x86) Console Application")
 !MESSAGE 
+
 # Begin Project
 # PROP AllowPerConfigDependencies 0
 # PROP Scc_ProjName ""
@@ -711,6 +712,10 @@ SOURCE=..\include\keyboard.h
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
+SOURCE=..\include\logging.h
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
 SOURCE=..\include\mem.h
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File