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- | Future Enhancements(?)/Rumors/Suggestions/Comments... |
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- I'm including this file to list some thoughts I have and some suggestions
- other people have made about possible future additions to "Access!". This way
- in case you have a suggestion, you'll know if I'm already looking into it.
-
- But if you feel strongly enough about it, by all means, cast your vote one
- way or the other!
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- This file is seporate for two reasons...
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- 1) The "Access!me" doc file is getting REALLY cluttered!
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- 2) I've tried to avoid listing "future additions" to avoid promising
- something and not delivering it.
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- Soooo, this way if someone says "I thought you were going to put XYZmodem in
- there!" I'll just deny ever writing this file! :-)
-
- Anyway, here goes the list of things I (and some others) would like to see
- added to "Access!".(not neccessarily in the right order)
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- 1) "SCRIPTS"
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- Well, this one is not a biggie on my list but I have had a few people ask
- about it. maybe....
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- 2) "Zmodem"
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- This IS high on MY list and as soon as I get some code ready to "drop in",
- it'll be in there. (no time table as of yet)
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- 3) "KERMIT"
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- This is also "up there" on the list...
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- 4) "Ymodem"
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- This has been moved back up on the list...
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- 5) "View Buffer"
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- Hmmm... if I can figure out how to do it...(I already eat up a lot of mem..)
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- 6) "Multiple-Number-Dialing"
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- "Probably" the NEXT project...
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- 7) "IBM Graphic Capability"
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- If I don't allow loadable fonts, I might include a font that has the "IBM
- special char. set" in it...
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- 8) "CLOCK"
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- I think this would be a nice addition, I'll look into it...
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- 9) "Selectable number of bit-planes"
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- Well... I've already touched (grin) on this in the doc file, and will
- DEFINITLY look into this... (sooner or later)
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- SOME OTHER THOUGHTS...
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- When using 4 bit-planes, the problem is not the size of the code, it's the
- amount of "over-head" needed to open up those big/colorful windows.
-
- As an example, the "File Requester" now takes approx. 31K just to open! The
- origional "Comm1.34" that I started with was approx. 50K! So as you can see,
- you can add a LOT of code in place of one little window. (BTW, the "Phone Book"
- takes approx. 60K just to open... :-)
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- Hopefully, I think I'm about through adding windows. (they may change in size
- or get re-arranged a little as other features are added) So that should at
- least slow down the "over-head" problem.
-
- There are plenty of other terms (PD and Comercial) that offer other/more
- features than "Access!", what I'm attempting to do is offer a colorful/user-
- freindly term with as many other features as memory (computer) and knowledge
- (mine) permit. (like I've always said, "I'm just trying to learn the language")
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- So if you like the term, thanks! and if you feel like it's worth a few bucks,
- thats even better! send 'em, I appreciate your support!
-
- If you don't like it well... that's ok too!
-
- -Keith-
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- Snail Mail: Keith Young
- RT. 2 BOX 13G
- MONETA, VA.
- 24121
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