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From: mcdonald@aries.uiuc.edu (Doug McDonald)
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Subject: Re: vi (vs anything)
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Date: 18 Nov 89 21:26:27 GMT
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I have finally found a good solution, at least on "aries", which 
is a MIPS 120. A friend got MicroEmacs 3.9e to work correctly on
this box using the nominal VT100 mode. (Gnu works fine also, but
is much slower and is a pig.) So I can use that on this Unix
and 3.10 on my PC.

Of course, the PC has a 50 line screen (or 75 if you like itty bitty
type). But since we have the source code to both the MicroEmacs
and the Kermit we are using as a terminal emulator, we should
easily be able to make a 50 line "VT100" emulator.

Now, if I can just get the MicroEmacs to run on the other Unix machine...
The person who did the port had to use some ungodly mishmash of
BSD and SYS V to get it to work exactly right.

It is sooo nice to have the function keys and the PgUp and PgDn
keys working right also.

Doug McDonald