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From: gus@Shasta.ARPA
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Subject: Re: Is there a micro vi?
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Date: Tue, 4-Jun-85 01:46:59 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun  4 01:46:59 1985
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> 
>      It's frustrating to have to use several different editors for different
> terminals, different computers and different purposes. After spending the
> day using vi, then ed, then a lisp editor, then a Cyber line editor, it's
> embarrassing to volunteer to help your relatives type their term papers on
> your home micro and then not remember the first thing about how to use it.

The Manx/Aztec C compiler for the Apple II contains a Ved editor which is
essentially a stripped down version of Vi.

Unfortunately, the text files it produces have the high order bit of
each byte set to 0 (like the rest of the world) instead of 1, like most 
Apple II text files. I wrote a conversion program. (trivial C program)
but it is still a pain to convert.

Also, what do you plan to do with your text file once you write it?

Most Apple II text processors come with their own built-in editors. Text
file manipulation of Apple II's is generally chaotic as many firms use their
own private binary formats.

							Gus Fernandez