Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 exptools; site ihwpt.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!ihwpt!knudsen From: knudsen@ihwpt.UUCP (mike knudsen) Newsgroups: net.micro.6809 Subject: Wanted OS-9 Features Message-ID: <489@ihwpt.UUCP> Date: Wed, 2-Oct-85 19:48:04 EDT Article-I.D.: ihwpt.489 Posted: Wed Oct 2 19:48:04 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 3-Oct-85 07:08:04 EDT Distribution: net Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 25 Since somebody asked, and Microware is active on the net: Features & Programs I would like best on OS-9: (1) A REAL Shell, including at least: Wild-card file names with * and ? $1, $2, etc. arguments to shell scripts Some conditional tests (not much) (2) Some means of avoiding that one, huge, flat /cmds directory. A limited PATH scheme, with just ONE alternate place to look if an executable file isn't in current /cmds. At least, let me keep my own C compiles and BASIC09 "packs" separate from system utilities so I can see what I have. Of course, having a decent "dir" command (with filename arguments) would eliminate a lot of the needs above. (3) A good screen editor, exactly like EMACS. DynaStar is close, but not close enuf. I run OS-9 Level 1 on a CoCo, so am well aware of the features -vs- RAM & disk-space tradeoffs. Might want to have the Shell enhancements in a separate module that could be loaded and unlinked as needed. Thanks for "listening" -- mike k