00100	5 FEB 1973		Current System Tasks		   L. Earnest
00200	
00300	System tasks that I think should be considered or that are being done
00400	are  listed below.   This list gives equal space to major and trivial
00500	tasks and is otherwise  distorted  to  my  viewpoint.   Comments  are
00600	solicited.
00700	
00800	Tasks are organized by activity and phase and in most cases have been
00900	assigned a priority according to the following scale.
01000		4  Would improve efficiency, though not critical to any
01100		   sponsored research project.
01200		3  Necessary to the future completion of some research
01300		   project.
01400		2  Necessary to permit current research work to continue.
01500		1  Holding up a large portion of current work.
01600		0  Necessary to prevent a nuclear holocaust.
01700	
01800	ACTIVITY
01900	    PHASE						PRIMARY
02000		TASK				      PRIORITY	PERSON(S)
02100	
02200	Equipment
02300	    Ideas
02400		Picture processor			4	JAM
02500		PDP-11 for arms				3	TOB
02600		TV mouse				4	LES
02700		KI-10X and cache			3
02800		Cart improvements			3	PDQ
02900		Computer phone answerer			4	LES
03000	    Planning
03100		New TV AD converter			3	TOB
03200		Picture memory				3	PDQ
03300		Computer dial-out			3	TED
03400		LPT overhaul				3	TED
03500		New or improved audio AD		4	JAM
03600	    Designing
03700		Super Foonly				3	DWP,H,PMP
03800		New clock and interval timers		4	TED
03900		New AD, DAs for arm			3	LOU
04000		New audio DA				2	TED,EHS
04100		Audio switch				4	LES,DS
04200	    Construction
04300		New arm					3	VDS
04400		Public Address in Annex			2	EHS
04500		TV terminals in Annex			3	WBH
04600		IMLAC modifications			4	PDQ,TAG
04700		New III character amplifiers		4	ELM
04800	    Maintenance
04900		Hand-eye equipment			1-4	LOU
05000		Computer system				1-4	TED
05100		PA system				2-4	EHS
05200	
05300	Timesharing system
05400	    Ideas
05500		Switch to Tenex				4	REG
05600		Make SAVE-CONT and GET-CONT work in
05700		    at least some cases.		4	REG
05800		Modify SPY to keep track of A-B-C time.	4	REG
05900		Modify old or write new telnet programs.4	REG
06000		ARPAnet SEND				4
06100		ARPAnet COPY				4
06200	    Planning
06300		XGP spooler				3	REG
06400		Computer dial-out			3	LES
06500	    Programming
06600		XGP system programming			3	REG
06700		New service level monitor		4	BO
06800		Imlac improvements			4	BO
06900	    Maintenance
07000		Monitor					1-4	REG
07100		Telnet programs				2-4	REG
07200		Spy					3-4	REG
07300		Spooler					1-4	REG
07400		COPY					2-4	RPH
07500		Service level monitor			1-4	BO
07600	
07700	Utility Programs
07800	    Ideas
07900		SPY data retrieval			4	LES
08000		Improved spelling checker		4
08100		Automatic link to campus computer	3	LES
08200		Computer answers phone			4	LES
08300		Computer initiates phone messages	4	LES
08400		General graphics editor			4	LES,RFS
08500		Super document compiler			4
08600	    Planning
08700		XGP additions to PUB			3	TES
08800		Phone directory editor			4	LES
08900		Bibliographic data retriever		4	LES
09000		CALLI mnemonics in RAID			4
09100	    Programming
09200		LISP 70					3	DAV,HJE,TES
09300		New text editor				4	FW
09400		CALLI mnemonics in FAIL			4	LES
09500		Formatted file processor		4	LES
09600		XGP font editors			4	REG,BGB,TVR,HPM,REM
09700	    Maintenance
09800		SAIL					1-4	RHT
09900		FAIL					1-4	FW
10000		LISP 1.6				2-4	WD
10100		CNVR					2-4	JA
10200		PLNR					2-4	RPO
10300		Other CUSPs				1-4	author or REG
10400	
10500	Documentation
10600	    Ideas
10700		Cusp guide				4
10800		Music compiler				4	MUS
10900		Laboratory policies			4	LES
11000	    Planning
11100		Monitor keyboard manual			3	ME
11200		Graphics language			3	LES,RFS,BGB
11300		LISP 70					3	TES,DAV,HJE
11400	    Writing
11500		Facility manual				4	TED
11600		Monitor call manual			3	ME
11700		New SAIL manual				3	KVL
11800	    Updating