Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!husc6!bbn!rochester!pt.cs.cmu.edu!sei!godot!eberger From: eberger@godot.psc.edu (Ed Berger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Amiga Wishlist Keywords: keyboard, networking Message-ID: <487@godot.psc.edu> Date: 19 Aug 88 14:14:07 GMT Organization: Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Lines: 25 OK folks, here is my ideas for improving the AMIGA. First, I think there could be a much larger market for the machines if they were geared towards, the "Scientific" user. 1) How about a greek key with all the greek letters printed on the keyboard ala C= graphics on the 64. A good interface program to TEX could be made, or other scientific text processing, without having to learn all kinds of control sequences/grabbing the mouse everyother letter. 2) Subscript, and Superscript keys, also to be used just like shift keys. 3) I want this as a new 'standard' keyboard, so that most software will track. 4) I like the PhoneNET system better than appletalk, modular plugs instead of weird Appletalk Connectors. Suggestion: Go Modular! 5) Include a free Video D connector with every AMI, I'm tired of seeing hacked 25pin units. 6) Either a standard network or multiple serial ports. I want to be able to control a signal generator, capture data, and use a modem in multitask mode. SCSI is another possibility 7) More UNIX compatability, specifics UNICOS system compatibility. Be able to transport to and from CRAY. OK so Ami takes a zillion times longer Maybe Commodore should become an industrial affiliate of PSC. Looking forward to your comments: Ed Berger eberger@cpwpsca.bitnet