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DCNS-Dev UROP task list as of 3dec92
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mark Curby)
Thu Dec 3 10:16:29 1992
Date: Thu, 03 Dec 92 10:13:44 EST
From: mlc@MIT.EDU (Mark Curby)
To: dcns-dev@MIT.EDU, janej@MIT.EDU (Jane Trull)
Cc: dcnsm@MIT.EDU, gjackson@MIT.EDU (Greg Jackson), jon-dist@MIT.EDU,
DCNS-Dev -
Here is the DCNS-Dev UROP task list as of 3dec92 (in no particular
order). This is a list of tasks & mini-projects suitable for UROP
students. Each task should be relatively small and well defined. 20 -
40 hours per task is probably about right.
When anyone thinks of a new task, we'll add it. Send mail to
mlc@mit.edu (Mark Curby).
Exactly how tasks will be selected from this list, and assigned, etc.
has not been fully worked out yet.
I'll maintain an up-to-date copy of this list on the board outside my
office.
Questions, comments, suggestions, etc. to...
- mlc
========== DCNS-Dev UROP task list as of 3dec92 - mlc ===============
the format is:
* name - short description. (skills needed - supervisor) date
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* zephyr study - instrument, study, measure, observe, report. (unix
dev, C, Athena - basch) 2dec92
* techmail improvements - pick a feature, add it, beta release, loop.
(macdev, mac - mlc) 2dec92
* techmail-s slip study - is it slow, can it be improved, how? (macdev,
comm - mlc, basch) 2dec92
* pts automation - make filemaker generate project tracking
reports for DCNS PTS. (filemaker dev - mlc) 2dec92
* Xdsc improvements - make bug fix or enhancement, beta, loop. (C, Xt,
Athena widgets, Discuss - sao) 1dec92
* Phaedo Curses - Make fixes to Phaedo Curses interface. ( C, Curses -
sao) 1dec92
* Phaedo parser - build prototype algebraic expression parser. (C -
sao) 1dec92
* DOS dev tasks - various short tasks in support of critical path
DOS/Windows development, e.g. TechMail WIN / MEWEL / SLIP, Kerberos,
TechInfo..., as assigned by project leader. (dosdev - pbh/brleo)
30nov92
* rexecd - a daemon for DOS/Windows to allow computers which have rexec
to execute a command on a remote DOS computer. (dosdev - pbh/brleo)
30nov92
* checkmail - build DOS mini-app to include in autoexec.bat file.
(dosdev - pbh/brleo) 30nov9
* TechNotify for Windows - port TechNotify to Windows. (dosdev -
pbh/brleo) 30nov92
* netcheck - build DOS utility for autoexec.bat to report LWP4DOS
version & net number to VS/TT. (dosdev - pbh/brleo) 30nov92
* DOS binary/ascii encoders - build uuencode, uudecode, binhex, etc.
utilities that can co-operate with TechMail-WIN and TechMail-MEWEL.
(dosdev - pbh/brleo) 30nov92
* DLL unload - build Windows DLL unloader utility. (dosdev - pbh/brleo)
30nov92
* SuperSpy enhancements - build SuperSpy enhancements using subclassing
to improve our ability to debug Window applications. (dosdev -
pbh/brleo) 30nov92
* Win NT investigation - preliminary to port of TechMail to NT on a DEC
Alpha. (dosdev - pbh/brleo) 30nov92
* WinGIF investigation - explore use of WinGIF, the GIF viewer that WAIS
for Windows uses, e.g. how to call it and use in TechInfo/Windows.
(dosdev - pbh/brleo) 30nov92
* Windows Setup tools investigation - explore Windows Setup tools, to
allow us to create installation programs for our applications which
would run under Windows. (dosdev - pbh/brleo) 30nov92
* Optimem and VMData investigation - would Optimem and VMData products
decrease our DOS/Windows development time? (dosdev - pbh/brleo) 30nov92
* Host Presenter improvements - explore adding features and overcoming
shortcomings of "Host Presenter" application, possibly through
subclassing. (dosdev - pbh/brleo) 30nov92
* Ntalk server - add extensions to Jason's talk program to make it even
more useful for debugging DOS/Windows network applications. (dosdev -
pbh/brleo) 30nov92
* whois for DOS/Windows - port whois to DOS/Windows. (dosdev -
pbh/brleo) 30nov92
* hostinfo for DOS/Windows - port hostinfo to DOS/Windows. (dosdev -
pbh/brleo) 30nov92
* xtechinfo improvements - pick a feature, add it, beta release, loop.
(X, C, Unix - brlewis) 2dec92
* X-lemmings - develop X version of lemmings. (X, C, Unix - cfields)
2dec92
* mini-dialup services tool - flesh out Scott's prototype which provides
listmaint, change pw, & online dir. (unix, C, shell scripts - thorne)
2dec92
* TechInfo admin tools - develop some tools to facilitate administration
of TechInfo service. (Unix, C - thorne)
* Athena bug fixes - pick something from athena-bugs list, fix it, beta,
loop. (unix, Athena, C, etc - cfields, others)
* TechNotify Improvements - pick a feature or bug-fix, add it, beta
release, loop. (macdev, mac - vanharen) 2dec92
* AppleEvents investigation - explore AppleEvents, develop some
prototype apps, report info to macdev,... (macdev - vanharen, wade)
2dec92
* MacMoira - move MacMoira one step forward. (macdev, moira - vanharen)
2dec92
* Mac Listmaint - move mac listmaint one step forward. (macdev, moira
- vanharen) 2dec92
* DOS-Moira - move DOS-Moira one step forward. (dosdev, moira -
vanharen) 2dec92
* DOS Listmaint - move DOS listmaint one step forward. (macdev,
listmaint - vanharen) 2dec92
* Discuss server/service improvements - pick one from srz's oe, do it,
beta, loop. (discuss, unix, C - jon) 2dec92
* DOS print services - explore ways for DOS/Windows ws to print to
Athena printers. (dosdev - pbh/brleo) 2dec92
* VS/TT for DOS/Windows - improve DOS/Windows VersionServer/TestTracker
libraries. (dosdev - pbh/brleo) 2dec92
* Mac 32K text - explore ways to overcome Mac textedit() 32K text limit.
(macdev - wade) 2dec92
* Kermit etc. for Unix - explore improvements to Unix dial-in tools &
service, e.g. Kermit, xmodem, etc. (unix, comm, DOS & Mac - mar) 2dec92
* MITdir improvements - review logs, suggest improvement (unix, C -
wade) 2dec92
* EZ improvements - pick a feature or bug-fix, add it, beta release,
loop. (EZ, unix, Andrew- wdc)
* Moira port - continue port of Moira to DS5000. (Unix, Moira - mar)
2dec92
* email to papermail report - explore issues of providing
email-papermail service & report with options and recommendations.
(writing, investigating - wade) 2dec92
* unified namespace - explore issues of providing simple email
addressing at MIT, report with options and recommendations. (writing,
investigating - wade) 2dec92
* online dir update tool - prototype system for updating online
directory. (Unix, C - wade) 2dec92
* release engineering tools - pick one, build it, beta, loop. (Athena,
Unix, C - mar) 2dec92
* login library improvements - pick one, build it, beta, loop. (Athena,
Unix, C - mar) 2dec92
* EZ / GNU Emacs Compatibility - Pick one from the list of 25; do it;
repeat. (C, Andrew useful - wdc) 16nov92
* Ghostscript X extension - Take the ghostscript system from GNU and
interface it to X as a postscript extension. (C, X, X server internals,
possibly postscript - wdc) 2dec92
* New preview for EZ - Make the GNU Ghostview subsystem as the EZ
previewer. (C, unix. Simple project -wdc) 16nov92
* Foreign language spell check for EZ - Teach EZ to call the ispell
program with additional arguments specifying foreign word lists; set up
the word lists; advanced: modify ispell to do foreign pluralization and
verb tenses. (C, unix, a little bit of ATK - wdc) 15nov92
- Mark
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