From eee331a5d5162f294e5e8032215f89bf7e6a3c73 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Fri, 25 Apr 1997 04:48:20 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] *** empty log message *** --- etc/tasks.texi | 20 +++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/etc/tasks.texi b/etc/tasks.texi index be7bb8029cf..2192f8796a6 100644 --- a/etc/tasks.texi +++ b/etc/tasks.texi @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ @setfilename tasks.info @settitle GNU Task List @c UPDATE THIS DATE WHENEVER YOU MAKE CHANGES! -@set lastupdate 19 March 1997 +@set lastupdate 24 April 1997 @c %**end of header @setchapternewpage off @@ -308,8 +308,8 @@ alternatives that will be patent-free in late 1997. It cannot support IDEA, but can use triple-DES and some other alternatives. @item -A program to convert compiled programs represented in OSF ANDF -(``Architecture Neutral Distribution Format'') into ANSI C. +Free software for doing secure commercial transactions on the web. +This too needs public key encryption. @item An imitation of Page Maker or Ventura Publisher. @@ -359,6 +359,10 @@ More scientific mathematical subroutines. @item Statistical tools. +@item +A scientific data collection and processing tool, +perhaps something like Scientific Workbench and/or Khoros, + @item Software to replace card catalogues in libraries. @@ -372,6 +376,12 @@ statistics). @item A translator from Scheme to C. +@item +A fast emulator for the i386 which works by translating +machine instructions into the machine language of the host machine. +(Support for emulation of other machines would enhance the program +but might make it much more difficult.) + @item Optical character recognition programs; especially if suitable for scanning documents with multiple fonts and capturing font info as well @@ -388,10 +398,6 @@ A pen based interface. @item CAD software, such as a vague imitation of Autocad. - -@item -Software for comparing DNA sequences, and finding matches and -alignments. @end itemize @node Compilers -- 2.39.5