05/03/91

     What does the future hold for INSIDE TRAKER?  Well, a good portion of
     the program's future depends on your suggestions.

     Here is what I have planned so far:

       *  Fix bugs - This one is pretty obvious.  I want to get all the
            bugs out of this first version, but I can't do that unless YOU
            tell me what bugs you encounter.

       *  Play MOD's from ZIP files - I want to add the ability to play MOD
            files from a compressed format such as the ZIP format.  This is
            one of my top priorities because there are so many of us out
            there who could use the extra disk space for more practical
            things than MOD files.  This will, however, slow things down
            considerably while the files are uncompressed for playing.
            Those of you lacking in patience won't care about this feature
            but those of you lacking in disk space should love it.  I have
            a feeling that this feature will cause me the most headaches of
            any of the features I'm planning on adding, so I wouldn't expect
            this one too quickly, although I will be working on it as much
            as possible.

       *  Tag and play - For convenience sake, I'm planning on adding the
            ability to tag files in any order and have Trakblaster
            Companion take care of the rest.  I'm hoping this won't be too
            difficult to get working the way I want it to (or the way YOU
            want it to, if you give me some suggestions.)

       *  Utilize 43/50 line modes -  Include the ability to enable the
            43/50 line modes of EGA/VGA video systems at the users request.
            This will be nice for those of you that like to squint at the
            display in order to read the minuscule print.  The feature will
            also be nice for those of us who have quite a few MOD files and
            would like to see more of them on the screen at one time.

       *  Compact the code - This is the first version of the program to be
            released and it is rather unorganized and verbose.  I want to
            work on slimming down the code and making the program faster
            and less memory intensive.

       *  Give me your suggestions! - I'll listen to anything constructive
            that you have to say about the program.  Please let me know
            what you think of the program and what your suggestions are to
            make it better.  I will certainly try to implement your
            suggestions in future versions of the program if they are
            worthwhile and within my power to do so.

    That's it for my plans so far, so if you have any input PLEASE let me
    know your ideas for new features, your complaints, or even your praise.