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UGGESTIONS

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            =SUGGESTIONS=..- RAMCARD SUP
PORT.  - USE VIRTAL MEMORY (PAGE SWAPPIN
G).    TO ALLOW A CONCURRENT SYSTEM.  - 
EXPAND ASTERIX INTO A "REAL" OS.  - CODE
 SEGMENTS..- DO AWAY WITH "SH <"..- DO A
WAY WITH DECLARING THE INPUT.  FILE EXPL
ICITLY..- GET CBFORTH & ASSEMBLER GOING.
.- CREATE A FEW MORE COMMANDS:.   SHARK/
TAR   UUXFER      XMODEM.   'RLOGIN'    
SET-PROMPT  DUMP.   PWD         NROFF   
    DATE.   UN/COMPRESS + GAMES..- HAVE 
THE DISK DRIVE(S) & RS232 AS.  DEVICES..
- HAVE THE VICII AS A DEVICE.  (IE: ECHO
 "|00" >VIC$20 - TURNS THE.   BORDER BLA
CK)..- IMPROVE RATSWORD, USE A LINKED.  
STRUCTURE RATHER THAN THE 80X100.  'SCRE
EN' EDITOR TYPE.  - SHOW CURSOR POSITION
 IN DECIMAL.  - REMEMBER THE FILENAME..-
 REDESIGN TO A 'PROPER' OS MODEL.  (IE: 
XINU)..- IMPROVE THE EFFICENCY OF THE I/
O.  ROUTINES. CURRENTLY LIMITED TO.  600
-700 CHARS/SEC BECAUSE THERE IS.  ONLY C
HRIN & CHROUT (GETC, PUTC)..- PASCAL, SM
ALL C, UUPC!  (I CAN DREAM,.  CAN'T I?).
.- REDEFINE THE CHARACTER SET TO SHOW.  
TRUEASC CHARACTERS (TILTE, PIPE,,,)..- F
ILE WILDCARDING.
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