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From: mahrk@ccicpg.UUCP (Mark Hull-Richter)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Re: Text editor.
Summary: Suggest you try a cheap commercial editor e.g. Norton's
Message-ID: <1942@ccicpg.UUCP>
Date: 7 Nov 90 22:22:47 GMT
References: <1574@umriscc.isc.umr.edu>
Organization: ICL, Irvine, CA.
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In article <1574@umriscc.isc.umr.edu>, mcastle@mcs213f.cs.umr.edu (Mike Castle) writes:
} Does anyone know of a good text editor that can handle VERY large files (on
} the order of 1 to 5Meg (don't ask why :-))?  I know of the serveral ftp sites,
} but I can't tell from the descriptions given in the index files at simtel20
} if any there can do spill files and I didn't want to have to ftp ALL of them	just to try them out.  Right now I'm stuck using EDLIN which is rather slow.
} I've tried PCTOOLS editor in PCSHELL, but that's not much better.	
} 
} Thanks.
} 
} Mike
} -- 
}      Mike Castle       | Life is like a clock:  You can work constantly and be 
}         Nexus          | right all the time, or not work at all and be right   
} S087891@UMRVMA.UMR.EDU | at least twice a day. 
}   mcastle@cs.umr.edu   |                           Love does not exist anymore.  

I understand your desire in this regard, as well as your frustration
with PCTOOLS' editor.  Try the Norton editor - it isn't very expensive,
has lots of nice features (lacks a few, too, but what the heck...) and
will handle files of unlimited size.  I use it mainly for document
preparation and non-Turbo program editing (i.e., assembler), and I have
found it to be quite convenient.

Just my $.02 worth.
-- 
Mark A. Hull-Richter, Software Engineering Specialist I  (714)458-7282x539
ICL, 9801 Muirlands Boulevard, Irvine, CA  92713
                             To err is human; to forgive is not my policy.
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