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Mac OS 9 Development Requests (OS Level Items)
nanopico:
The following thread was started to gauge interest in updates to various parts of OS 9.
There has been a lot of great input from many.
http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?topic=2727.msg17839;
As I'm starting to get to a point where I can even start to develop some basic functionality I need to get a better idea of needs/requests.
I can not guarantee any of this will be implemented but I would like the input.
Once I've gotten these requests I will make a poll so that you can vote on what would be most important and I will use that come up with a development road plan.
This thread is for requests that are os level updates.
Here are some examples of OS Level items.
Support for newer logic board chipsets/controllers
New bus architectures (PCI-E, Firewire 800, USB 2)
Improved memory management
Better Multi-tasking
Low level drivers required for boot.
Pretty much anything that would belong in the Toolbox or System folder.
nanopico:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_9
--- Quote ---Apple billed Mac OS 9 as including "50 New Features" and heavily marketed its Sherlock 2 software, which introduced a 'channels' feature for searching different online resources and introduced a QuickTime-like metallic appearance. Mac OS 9 also featured integrated support for Apple’s suite of Internet services known as iTools (later re-branded as .Mac, then MobileMe, which was replaced by iCloud) and included improved TCP/IP functionality with Open Transport 2.5.
Other features new to Mac OS 9 include:[5]
Integrated support for multiple user accounts without using At Ease.
Support for voice login through VoicePrint passwords.
Keychain, a feature allowing users to save passwords and textual data encrypted in protected keychains.
A Software Update control panel for automatic download and installation of Apple system software updates.
A redesigned Sound control panel and support for USB audio.
Speakable Items 2.0, also known as PlainTalk, featuring improved speech synthesis and recognition along with AppleScript integration.[6]
Improved font management through FontSync.
Remote Access Personal Server 3.5, including support for TCP/IP clients over Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP).
An updated version of AppleScript with support for TCP/IP.
Personal File Sharing over TCP/IP.
USB Printer Sharing, a control panel allowing certain USB printers to be shared across a TCP/IP network.
128-bit file encryption in the Finder.
Support for files larger than 2 GB.
Unix volume support.
CD Burning in the Finder (introduced in Mac OS 9.1).
Addition of a 'Window' menu to the Finder (introduced in Mac OS 9.1)
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See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_9#Version_history
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Here's a good definition of some of the things that are OS Level to help you understand what is allowed here.
MacTron:
@ Os level:
- Override the 1.5 Gb RAM limitation.
- Override the 2040 year limitation.
- G5 motherboard support.
@ User level:
- Quicktime H264 codec.
- USB 2.0 drivers.
- Drivers for faster video cards.
- HTML5 video suport.
nanopico:
I'm going to remove this one from the list of options people can vote on as this will be a good first attempt at patching the os.
So consider this one as being worked on.
--- Quote from: MacTron on November 12, 2015, 12:13:33 PM ---- Override the 2040 year limitation.
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GaryN:
Let's hope it doesn't take 25 years!
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