Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site security.UUCP
Path: utzoo!linus!security!clp
From: clp@security.UUCP (Charles L. Pratt)
Newsgroups: net.lsi
Subject: Re: Graphics Editor
Message-ID: <563@security.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 17-Oct-83 11:10:58 EDT
Article-I.D.: security.563
Posted: Mon Oct 17 11:10:58 1983
Date-Received: Tue, 18-Oct-83 00:56:56 EDT
References: <147@cadvax>
Organization: MITRE Corp., Bedford MA
Lines: 15


	About the question on Graphic Editors that American Bell (ATT IS) has;
I used an editor called "2ded" at ABI's Lincroft Facility.  It was one of these
full-screen editors that was normally in "type-over" mode (like IBM's SPF) as
opposed to vi's command-oriented approach at changing test.  2ded's big 
advantage over vi was it understanding of boxes.  It had commands for moving,
changing and creating a section of its buffer area with one command.  I used
it primarily for creating input files for a filter called gc; gc simply took
"typewriter" art and smoothed out the bumps and breaks in it so that nroff
could output it on a Xerox 9700.  It was handy for creating little diagrams
for memos and documents, but it wasn't a true graphics editor.  Maybe some of
the wizards Bell has stashed at the Holmdel or Murray Hill facility can help.

		Wishing you luck,
		Jim Gagnon  @ MITRE.