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time frames

1-3 years
implications

 hardware essentially defined

  projected cost of hardware (components and assembly)
  projects qunatity-one price

 amount of time allocated to software design
    implementation=
    testing=
    release date=
				     

What is the hardware:

DISPLAY
  character-oriented?
   lines-chars =?
   memory mapped?
   time to redraw screen=
   screen interfrence?

  dot-oriented?
   screen dimensions=?
   rows-columns =
   gray-scale/color?
   memory mapped
   character-drawing support (raster-op)?
   time to draw char=?
   time to redraw screen=?

KEYBOARD
  can key-codes be software defined (versus tty)
  can you "play chords"
  can you turn off rollover?

PROCESSOR
  what is it?

  if not  known processor
   speed (wrt. pdp-11/x   x=?)
   local memory =?
   memory constraints
    physical address
    virtual memory?

OTHER DEVICES
  local hard disk
   size (mega bytes)
   speed (transfer rate)

  mouse?
  touch pads?
   ??


OPERATING SYSTEM INTERFACES
 
  local network?
  central files system?
  net configuration? (star, ring, etc.)

  
Software expectations

 word processing
 message system/mail handler
 document formatting
 typesetting (multi fonts, variable spacing, leading, etc.)


specifically what is requested:
  e.g is "how to outshine the star" appropriate?

3-5 years

should be totally open to what SHOULD be done.