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From: frisk@rhi.hi.is (Fridrik Skulason)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: VDE and other useless 7 bit JUNK
Message-ID: <1064@krafla.rhi.hi.is>
Date: 24 Jul 89 17:35:32 GMT
Reply-To: frisk@rhi.hi.is (Fridrik Skulason)
Organization: University of Iceland (RHI)
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Warning - flame on.

Recently a program VDE131.ZOO was posted on comp.binaries.ibm.pc.  Since it
looked promising ("... a small, fast text editor...") I decided to download it
and try it out.

I soon found out that the program was COMPLETELY USELESS, not only to me, but
also to most other Europeans. The reason is that it does not allow the usage
of eight bit characters.

The reason ("WordStar compatibility") was obvious, when I read the manual,
but this is just plain STUPID. Even the Wordstar people now admit that
their software must support eight bits. 

But - there was no warning or any mention of this anywhere. So, in the future
please check if software posted to Europe on comp.binaries.ibm.pc supports
eight bit characters and preferably not post JUNK like this at all!

We do not like paying for the transmission of TOTALLY USELESS programs like
this one.
-- 
         Fridrik Skulason          University of Iceland
         frisk@rhi.hi.is           

          Guvf yvar vagragvbanyyl yrsg oynax .................