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From: phil@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG (Phil Gustafson)
Newsgroups: comp.editors
Subject: Re: Xedit is better than vi and emacs
Message-ID: <1991Apr21.011316.13111@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG>
Date: 21 Apr 91 01:13:16 GMT
References: <1991Apr4.033238.9089@m.cs.uiuc.edu> <1991Apr12.034246.13274@cs.ucla.edu> <1991Apr18.135129.16408@njitgw.njit.edu>
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setmode(SOAPBOX);

It's been a decade since I used Xedit, but I remember it well.  If I
had a 3270, it would be my editor of choice.  If I had an ASR33 (or any
of its followers, from ADM3 through xterm) I'd use vi or emacs.

My brief encounter with Amdahl's vi-on-a-3270 left me with the notion
that it was a typical compromise:  a combination of the worst features
of two perfectly good alternatives.  I don't think anyone has even tried
an Xedit-on-a-Teletype.  

setmode(CIVILIZED);

For its time, the 3270 was a very fine data entry device.


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