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  - multi-lang (kitten library)
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  - multi-lang (kitten library)
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  - capable of (limited) copy/pasting between two files
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  - capable of (limited) copy/pasting between two files
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* validate that CORE is 100%% 8086-compatible
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* validate that CORE is 100%% 8086-compatible
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* Networking setup at install time -> should crynwr be part of the install
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  set? Or only selected drivers? Or maybe this could be provided as a
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  "supplemental" floppy disk?
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* replace FreeCOM by SvarCOM
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* make the COMMAND package smaller so there is no need for multiple
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  lang-dependant copies of the binary
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* improve installer so user can choose the target disk
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* improve installer so user can choose the target disk
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* COUNTRY settings shall be configurable by localcfg (and user should be
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  able to define local preferences through an easy-to-use wizard during
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  install time)
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* out-of-the box networking support:
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 - requires shipping lots of packet drivers with SvarDOS... Should CRYNWR be
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   part of the install set? Or only selected, most popular drivers? Or maybe
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   this could be provided as a "supplemental" floppy disk?
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 - user should be asked for its NIC model at install time
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 - installer could also ask for a basic DHCP / static configuration
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* add a "link" tool so users can easily create "links" to their favorite
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* add a "link" tool so users can easily create "links" to their favorite
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  programs (esp. things like zip/unzip, etc)
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  programs (esp. things like zip/unzip, etc). Might be something integrated
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  within SvarCOM, or a third-party TSR.
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* install.com - MBR changes could be done by the installer itself instead of
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* install.com - MBR changes could be done by the installer itself instead of
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  system()-calling fdisk
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  system()-calling fdisk
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* help - write more useful content!
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* help - write more useful content!
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  -> basic DOS commands (directories, copy/rename/delete files, etc)
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  - basic DOS commands (directories, copy/rename/delete files, etc)
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  -> common configuration files (autoexec, config.sys, pkg.cfg, wattcp.cfg..)
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  - common configuration files (autoexec, config.sys, pkg.cfg, wattcp.cfg..)
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  -> networking guide
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  - networking guide
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  -> memory management basics
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  - memory management basics
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  -> ...
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  - ...
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* test new versions of software and update packages accordingly. special care
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* test new versions of software and update packages accordingly. special care
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  must be taken for core things: kernel, freecom, fdisk, himemx...
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  must be taken for core things: kernel, freecom, fdisk, himemx...
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* add new, useful software to the SvarDOS repository (see the %lpkgrules.ama:rules%t)
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* add new, useful software to the SvarDOS repository (see the %lpkgrules.ama:rules%t)
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* further NLS support, improvements of existing translations and adding new
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* further NLS support, improvements of existing translations and adding new
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  languages -> would be nice to have some kind of web interface for submitting
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  languages -> would be nice to have some kind of web interface for submitting
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  and reviewing translations
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  and reviewing translations
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* pkgnet.exe:
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* pkgnet.exe: implement the 'checkup' action for easy update checks
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 - implement the 'checkup' action for easy update checks
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 - support for alternative versions (eg: pkgnet pull dosmid@0.9.1)
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* possibly plenty of other things
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* possibly plenty of other things...
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