MUSIC Specs 0.0 [djo4-ish] [djg20] [djo7]

[Dan Odom]

David Garfield Said:

> Nice idea, but reality indicates otherwise.  In fact, something like
> in excess of 90% of users are NOT developers, especially since the PC.
> There should be a distribution that does not include the compiler or
> development tools, at least if they aren't required for system
> maintenance (and they should not be).

I dunno; I like the idea of distributing apps in source form and letting
the user compile them, like UNIX.

> I would like to propose the following goals for system size and
> requirements:
>     - Run on any 386 family CPU (including 12MHz 386SX or 386SL)
>     - REQUIRE not more than 896k of memory (1 Meg - 128 unrecoverable
>             shadow bios [if we can't figure out how to get it back in
>             some cases])
>     - Require not more than one of:
>         = ANY video adapter and a keyboard (for text use)
>         = A VGA or better and a keyboard (for graphics use)
>         = Any bi-directional stream interface (for remote use)

Sounds good.

>     - Require not more than 5 Meg of disk storage for the operating
>             system and normal runtime, not counting development system
>             and fancy graphics classes and data (fonts, etc).

OK.

>     - Require not more that 20 Meg for the NORMAL development system

Would be nice, but I doubt we could pull it off.  Look at how big most
'normal' development systems are -- while there is room for improvement,
20 Meg might be pushing it.

I am willing to try it, though.

-- 
Dan Odom
danodom@matt.ksu.ksu.edu -- Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

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