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From: "James Lefavour" <jamesl AT mail DOT albany DOT net>
To: "yeep" <yeep AT xs4all DOT nl>
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 14:20:46 -0500
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Subject: Re: [opendos] Wishlist v2.0
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> We should devise something similair to the Win95 GUI (which _is_ easy to
> learn), but we should make the system MUCH MUCH better!
> We should also make the OS logical.
> W95, resets my taskbar settings every now and then.
> I've set the taskbar to hide, but every now and then these settings are
> reset so I have to set it to hide again!
> Then we should document everything (no undocumented shit!!) and we should
> set up tutorials so easy, that even my mother will be able to learn to use
> OD faster than W95.
> 
> 	Yeep
Yes, basically what I'd eventually like to see is an OS that is 
(basically) bug free.  For example, I have actually seen the BBSOD 
now 6 times in a few hours of running, and that is really sad.

We need a stable OS, with a superior FS (ext2? Yes!) and it must be 
compatible, easy to learn and operate, and completely documented 
(these of course will be implemented, since we have the choice now!).

My test will be if I can teach MY mother how to run it - if I can, 
it's outstanding, if I can't, well, it's nothing special. (it has a 
lot of company-she is very nervous around computers).

Jim

jamesl AT albany DOT net - http://www.albany.net/~jamesl/