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Name: Bretton Heath-Wlaz

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Project Title 1: Multi-language Integrated Development Environment

Description: 
	This would provide a graphical interface to code management, 
	writing, compiling, running, and debugging. Users could organize 
	files in a project, specify compile options, and work with their
	code in an efficient, easy to use framework.

Local Users:
	This program would be useful to anyone who is developing a large
	program for which the text-based tools would be inefficient.

Score
	Useful to others: 9
	Has specific users: 10
	Can be scaled up to PC product: 7
	Divisible: 7
	In C++ on Suns: 10

	Overall: 8.6

Pros:	This would be an extremely useful application with numerous
	specific users. It could be expanded greatly by adding support for
	more languages (java, scheme, etc.) and incorporating more
	features (integrated debugging, etc.)

Cons:	This program may not divide perfectly among 10 people, depending
	on how many features we implement.

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Project Title 2: GUI Builder

Description:
	Dynamic, visual environment for designing GUIs. Users will be able
	to drag and drop widgets onto a "development sandbox" which will
	provide a visual representation of the GUI and react dynamically
	as the GUI is built.

Local Users:
	Anyone designing a GUI application under the supported packages
	would benefit from this program.

Score
	Useful to others: 10
	Has specific users: 10
	Can be scaled up to PC product: 8
	Divisible: 8
	In C++ on Suns: 10

	Overall: 9.2

Pros:	Easily divisible over large groups. Extremely useful to target
	users. Expandable to include larger subsets of the windowing
	package.

Cons:	Not easily portable to other systems, as underlying code is very
	specific to one gui package.

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Project Title 3: MIPS Emulator

Description:
	Create a fast, stable program to emulate MIPS assembly language in
	a simulated machine. Initially, MIPS I could be supported, and the
	emulator could later be expanded to include features from later
	versions of MIPS.

Local Users:
	CS31 students, among others.

Score
	Useful to others: 9
	Has specific users: 10
	Can be scaled up to PC product: 9
	Divisible: 6
	In C++ on Suns: 10

	Overall: 8.8

Pros:	A very useful alternative to existing emulators. There is definite
	demand for such a program.

Cons:	May not divide easily. Much of the work would be repetitive, and
	would involve wading through large documents.

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