Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!swbatl!uucibg
From: uucibg@swbatl.UUCP (3929)
Newsgroups: comp.editors
Subject: Thanks for Vi under VMS pointers
Keywords: VI, VMS, TPU implementation, thanks
Message-ID: <862@swbatl.UUCP>
Date: 12 Oct 89 01:54:36 GMT
Organization: Southwestern Bell Tele. Co. - Advanced Technology Lab - St. Louis
Lines: 34

To all those who suggested Gregg Wonderly's implementation of Vi-emulation
on top of VMS/TPU (including Gregg himself).  MANY THANKS!

I pulled the distribution from an archive I have access to locally and will
hopefully install it sometime within the next week.  I greatly appreciate it,
since I now won't have to spend a ton of time learning a new editor.

As for those who wanted more information about it, I found it in the
comp.sources.misc (which was where everyone pointed me)  archives in volume 4
titled "vms-vi-2".  I'm going to get in touch with those folks to work out a way
to get things to them if them don't have access to any archive sites.  One note
though: it requires VMS 5.0 or higher according to one respondent (sp?).
Actually, they said there were some patches that would make it work on some
earlier versions but it was somewhat unclear how solid the patches were or
which versions of VMS they addressed (*no* criticism meant: just trying to pass
on the info.  And please post a follow-up if I got that wrong).

To those who offered to work out ways to get the stuff to me, many thanks also.
I know, I know, I'm babbling almost incoherantly :).  But you don't know how
happy you've made me.... (all this for an editor.  sheesh! )

Oh, and to Gregg Wonderly: "Bless you, my son." (with deep religious
reverance :)

Thanks again,
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Brian R. Gilstrap    ...!{ texbell, uunet }!swbatl!uucibg OR uucibg@swbatl.UUCP
One Bell Center      +----------------------------------------------------------
Rm 17-G-4            | "Winnie-the-Pooh read the two notices very carefully,
St. Louis, MO 63101  | first from left to right, and afterwards, in case he had
(314) 235-3929       | missed some of it, from right to left."   -- A. A. Milne
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Disclaimer:
Me, speak for my company?  You must be joking.  I'm just speaking my mind.