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From: jym@remarque.berkeley.edu (Jym Dyer)
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Subject: Re: SMG based editor on VAX/VMS
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Date: 31 Aug 90 01:20:54 GMT
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In-Reply-To: peter@ficc.ferranti.com's message of 29 Aug 90 23:21:57 GMT

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|I|'ve seen an editor based on SMG.  It was blindingly slow,
`-' though some of this is due to its trying fancy things (like
    drawing ephemeral boxes over top of things).
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|N|ote that Emacs uses termcap but not curses.  Probably because
`-' curses has limitations similar to SMG's.
    <_Jym_>