Re: A92: Looking for Programmers
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Re: A92: Looking for Programmers
Thanks for your input. Personaly I would prefere a better operating
system with more features even though it takes more memory. So we'll
see. Even if it doesn't become a big hit I think it is well worth the
time spent.
- Chris
---Cliff Biffle <cbiffle@safety.net> wrote:
>
>
> >I am looking for programmers for Fargo II who want to join a
> >programming team. This team is to make a graphical operating system
> >called OS-92. I have written a description at my website. If you are
> >interested, visit my website, and send an e-mail. Please get back as
> >soon as possible because I want to get started right away. The OS-92
> >website is at
>
> Not to be the perpetual marketing cynic that I tend to be, but I think
> chances are pretty good that OS-92 would have to wind up being
smaller than
> the shells packaged with Fargo, PlusShell, and Doors to gain major
market
> share. Why, you ask, when the TI-92+ promises scads more memory?
Well,
> because programmers have been taking advantage of this and producing
> -bigger programs-. Yes, this means better graphics and all, but it
still
> means bigger programs. I have filled up my TI-92+ before using only
the OS
> shell, a Mario clone, Tetris, and another game which I don't recall.
> Point is, memory is still a concern. On a screen this small, a
graphical
> operating system will probably have to offer considerably improved
ease of
> use and smaller size to win over the traditional text-based shells.
> --Cliff Biffle
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