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From: OHA101%URIACC.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu (F. Michael Theilig)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: 1.4 Hopes and Dreams
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Date: 3 May 89 12:45:29 GMT
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     First off, I hope that this isn't too late.  I have heared that
 an unnamed magazine has announced a date for 1.4.  Anyways ...

     This is a list of things that I find importaint and would like
 to see corrected in a newer version of the operating system.  If any
 of these have already been implemented, please educate me as so.
 But for now, here we go:

     This is something minor.  The initial CLI (when you first boot the
 machine) is not full screen.  People who use interlace or MoreRows know
 this.  I can't immagine that this is hard to fix.

     Workbench ... Where shall we start ... How about being able to create
 a directory?  makeing it faster?  There is a lot of power not available
 to the Workbench user that should be.  I suggest rewriting it entirely.
 Suggestions:
     Interlace selectable from a menu.
     Colors switchable from 4, 8, or 16 from a menu or preferences.
     Support more color workbench.
     The ability to view directorys by filename.
     The ability to utilize the devices (SER: PRT: etc) easily.

     There is a lot of talk about a 'common user interface'.  I agree
 that this is needed, however, I'd hate to see AmigaDOS die.  The
 machine should be able to be used fully from both environments.
 Workbench doesn't cut it.  There is really too much to list even if I
 could think of it all.

     Now, I have heared that Workbench is in ROM.  Seeing how big the
 LoadWb command is, I would immagine that it is also elsewhere.
 As there is some tightness problems in the 256k ROMs, get Workbench
 out of there!

     One final point (gee, this isn't as long as I thought it would be,
 I must have forgotten something ...).  A lot of people anxious for a
 more perfect user interface, seem to be pointing at the Mac.  While
 the Mac does have a complete, and powerfull user interface, I don't
 really care for it, and there is no reason that the Amiga can't
 develope one of it's own.  I have seen many programs (Access! comes to
 mind) that have a great interface, while looking and acting little
 like a Mac.  (After all, Apple might sue us! ;')

     That's about it for 1.4 from me.  I really can't wait to see what
 is looks like.  I have total faith in the Amiga community's ability
 to program and dispite the poor marketing of the machine, it is
 succeeding.

     Thank you for your ear.

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