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From: howie@triton.tamu.edu (MATT_K_HOWARD)
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Subject: Disk Based editors (was RE: Edit II)
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Date: 7 Feb 91 15:12:09 GMT
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In article <1991Feb7.063157.1965@dartvax.dartmouth.edu>, changwoo@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Chang P. Woo) writes...
>So my question is, are there any disk-based
>text editor that resembles Edit II? I want it to be applications (so
>McSink is out) and I want it to be freeware/shareware (so Qued/M is
>out).

If I'm wrong, somebody correct me.  Although it is not advertised, I 
think that one can still buy QUED from the same people who sell QUED/M.
QUED is disk based but doesn't include the macro capability which is
included in the ram based QUED/M.  I think QUED sells for $50 or so.

Chang's request reminds me what a hassle it is editing large files.
I think QUED/M is the best text editor around but when is comes to
editing really large files I have to either run from the Finder or
increase the QUED/M memory allocation to something larger than normal.
Either way is a bother.  It would be nice to have an option in QUED/M
that let you choose ram or disk-based just before you open.  Is this
possible?

Meanwhile, I noticed a new shareware utility that lets you set the
memory allocation as you launch a program.  That might save one the
bother of digging through the folders looking for the application
so you can "get info" and change the allocation.

Matt