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Received: from sloth.swcp.com (sloth.swcp.com [198.59.115.25]) by nacm.com (8.6.10/8.6.9) with ESMTP id BAA27925 for <executor@nacm.com>; Wed, 17 May 1995 01:39:28 -0700 Received: from iclone.UUCP (uucp@localhost) by sloth.swcp.com (8.6.9/8.6.9) with UUCP id CAA20165; Wed, 17 May 1995 02:42:42 -0600 Received: by mailhost (nextstep Smail3.1.29.0 #11) id m0sBebr-000YbDC; Wed, 17 May 95 02:37 MDT Message-Id: <m0sBebr-000YbDC@mailhost> Date: Wed, 17 May 95 02:37 MDT From: ctm@ardi.com (Clifford T. Matthews) To: dan_g@ix.netcom.com (Dan Guisinger) Cc: executor@nacm.com Subject: Re: Feature Wanted List II In-Reply-To: <199505170444.VAA02461@ix5.ix.netcom.com> References: <199505170444.VAA02461@ix5.ix.netcom.com> Sender: owner-executor@nacm.com Precedence: bulk I already answered this once, but I think my reply never made it out because emacs ran out of memory after marking it replied to even though it hadn't actually been sent yet. >>>>> "Dan" == Dan Guisinger <dan_g@ix.netcom.com> writes: Dan> I have another want list. I don't have anything in Dan> order, but you can figure the priorities. Dan> <===System 7.5====> You should allow us to use Apple's Dan> System 7.5 on the Emulator. At least a year away. Dan> <===Port Access===> Port access would be nice Will be added soon after 2.0 ships, but we won't delay 2.0 for it. Dan> <===Sound Support===> Neccessary! Would solve crashing, Dan> and would add some enjoyment to Dan> it. Same as serial port access. Dan> <===Color Apple====> Not needed, but would look nice. Done internally, but you won't see it for legal reasons. On the other hand, we may be able to make it so users can install whatever they want to go there. Dan> <===INITs and CDEVs====> Required. Many programs want to Dan> use CDEVs (Control Panels) and Dan> INITs (Extensions). Won't be in 2.0. When we look into the System 7 drop-in feature we'll get a better idea of when this stuff will be fully supported. Dan> <====Printing & RDEVs==> You should add the Chooser when Dan> you add ports, because my printer, like many, came with Mac Dan> device drivers! We'll probably bundle GhostScript instead. Dan> <====MultiTasking======> Would be very nice. :) Not planned from within Executor, except that it will come free with System 7 drop-in. On the other hand, if you're running a robust multi-tasking OS, you'll already have multitasking (NEXTSTEP and Linux do this well, for instance). Dan> <====QuickTime Support======> QuickTime is native to the Dan> Mac. It just wouldn't feel right with Dan> out it! Same as Multitasking. Dan> That is just some of it. I would also like to know if, and Dan> when you plan on implimenting those features. Also, will you Dan> have a version for Dan> Win95? We'll evaluate a lot of "OS"s as potential candidates for OS specific ports after 2.0 ships. Win '95 is a VERY likely candidate. Dan> And what is System 7 Spoofer? I've heard of spooler, but not Dan> spoofer. Spoofing is when you don't actually do something you've been asked to do, but pretend that you've done it so that the calling program can't tell the difference. As it relates to System 7, we plan to make Executo pretend that it is running System 7, although only some of System 7 will be implemented. Dan> And, what are the features to be implimented in Executor by Dan> version 2.00, and what are the errors that are most on your Dan> list for getting fixed? I've already listed what will be in 1.99n. Here are some things that won't be in 1.99n, but will be in 2.0: nicer error messages depth setting through cmd-shift-5 system 7 spoofing: system 7 filesystem calls apple events system 7 standard file package mods installable gestalt stuff (for Arashi) fast blitter fully enabled a few misc. color traps color picker NEXTSTEP port Deferred Task Manager spoofing maybe more I can't think of --Cliff