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From: mbb@cbnewsh.ATT.COM (martin.b.brilliant)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: VI for DOS
Message-ID: <3365@cbnewsh.ATT.COM>
Date: 26 Aug 89 12:39:32 GMT
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From article <2463@hp-sdd.hp.com>, by tmm@hp-sdd.hp.com (Tim McDonough):
> In article <130@ssc.UUCP> fyl@ssc.UUCP (Phil Hughes) writes:
>>Everyone keeps telling me there is a public domain VI clone
>>for DOS (ug).  Any pointers would be helpful before I go

I seem to have got the responses before (or without) getting the
original inquiry.

Anyway, I use VI109 by Paul Vojta.  It isn't a perfect clone, since
some features beyond basic editing are not implemented, and the file
size is limited to 64K.  But the look and feel are genuine, except for
some "improvements" (e.g., Y is consistent with C and D, and you have
to use yy to be consistent with cc and dd).  Worst non-feature: the :!
command escape is not implemented.

It was posted Feb. 1989 in comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d as Vol 1 Issue 150. 
Source was not included.  There is neither a PD release nor a copyright
notice, but it is free.

M. B. Brilliant					Marty
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