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From: venta@otello.sublink.org (Paolo Ventafridda)
Newsgroups: comp.editors
Subject: Re: is it possable to mget any money if i write a version of vi?
Message-ID: <946@otello.sublink.org>
Date: 11 Nov 90 00:04:22 GMT
References: <1990Nov6.193301.7727@nntp-server.caltech.edu> <873@inews.intel.com>
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In article <873@inews.intel.com>, bhoughto@cmdnfs.intel.com (Blair P. Houghton) writes:
> 
> RTFM nroff(1).  The vi-macro using nroff to double-justify
> text is fairly simple.  It's probably in the FAQ for
> comp.unix.questions, in fact.
> 

When i wrote my previous article i almost knew there had been
such an answer. Well Blair... (thx anyway;-) ) the problem is
that i *don't *have the text formatting tools.
I am using a 3b2-600 at&t with unix V 3.2.1, and there are no
text form. tools (well, there are no manual pages online too!!
in fact this product is not supported anymore in italy).

> Maarten (anyone?) should email you a copy of the vi
> reference.  

Thanks again for your kindness, but i already have a vi reference
guide (a small pocket book by at&t, really nice).

The point here was the rewriting of ex/vi. Still i think the the unix
world is missing some public domain software which is not
a language, a disk tool, a powerful editor with lisp online,
a 2200 elo chess player, but a simple, tiny, ordinary
Word Processor. 

I dont want to use Emacs or Vi for writing a letter!!!!
VI is older than me!!! (uhm, not sure...but maybe almost!)
I use vi, sometimes microemacs, but i am concerned that
8 years ago when i was using my ancient TI-99/4a with 16K 
i had a far much better WP. Which was not talking lisp.
Just like my car doesn't speak Basic.

Hehehe ;-)
Greets, Paolo

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