MUSIC Specs 0.0 [djo4-ish] [djg20]

[Michael David WINIKOFF]

> 
> On Thu, 29 Apr 93 22:46:21 CDT, "Dan Odom" wrote:
> 
> 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)

Mouse? 
I think you should be able to use it with less then VGA.
I'm not going to bother arguing for this though.

>         = Any bi-directional stream interface (for remote use)

Is this an indirect way of saying a dumb-terminal on a serial line? :-)

>     - 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).
>     - Require not more that 20 Meg for the NORMAL development system
			 ^^^^ then
>     - Require not more that 20 Meg for the Full Normal graphics
>             classes and data.
> 
> I will not say we should require excellent performance on a 12MHz
> 386SX with 896k, but it should, I think, be able to run.

... be able to run comfortably.

Agree.

> 
> David
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Michael Winikoff 		winikoff@cs.mu.oz.au
Computer science honours. University of Melbourne, Australia.