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From: rene@ingres.com (Account Manager)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: Re: VI for MS-DOS ... were to get IT!
Message-ID: <1991Jun30.175132.4733@ingres.Ingres.COM>
Date: 30 Jun 91 17:51:31 GMT
References: <200918.2861ee9d@uctvax.uct.ac.za>
Reply-To: rene@troll.Ingres.COM (Account Manager)
Organization: ASK Ingres bv
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In article <200918.2861ee9d@uctvax.uct.ac.za> courtney@uctvax.uct.ac.za writes:
>Hi 
>
>You can get VI clones from GARBO mailserver in Finland.
>
>Just mail a message to mailserv@garbo.uwasa.fi and they will return information
>on how to get further help
>
>S. Courtney

I think the word 'VI clones' is somewhat misplaced.  Most of these programs,
like 'Calvin' and 'Elvis' have severe limitations, like the inability to do
proper substitutions, take multiple files, etc.

What I would like to see is a *real* VI, as in '/usr/ucb/vi'.  Has anyone
done a thorough investigation in PD VI's ?

Rene
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Rene Bonvanie
ASK/Ingres BV			Rene@ingres.com	: for VMS freaks
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