Date   : Wed, 05 Nov 1980 22:22:00-CST
From   : wilcox at UTEXAS-11
Subject: USER x

Digital Research has done an excellant job of creating a 'standard' system
for micros, but when the added the USER feature for 2.x they missed the boat.
All they did was set up an otherwise unused field in the FCB for a user number.
But that means a users normally sees ONLY his one files.  What ever happened
to the concept of SYSTEM files.

What I feel should have been done is to make a small mod to BDOS such that
if the initial file search fails, it makes a new search with the USER number
set to 0 (or F as we choose).  We then declare that number (0 or F, whichever)
to be the SYSTEM account.  Just like the big systems do! References are first
satisfied in our own account, and then if necessary, by the system files.

Problem?  No source to make even these relatively simple patches.  Does anyone
have (or sell) a source (listing, not necessarily machine readable) to BDOS
and CCP (ver. 2.2 preferrably) that is not too expensive?

               --Jim