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From: lyourk@ihlpm.UUCP (LORANY)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: PC/VI now available (mini Review)
Message-ID: <654@ihlpm.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 12-Jan-86 00:38:14 EST
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Posted: Sun Jan 12 00:38:14 1986
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> A version of vi is now available that runs under MS-DOS.  It's from

This should read: Vi is now available....

> Custom Software Systems, P.O.Box 551 MO., Shrewsbury, MA  00545,
> phone 617-842-1712 for $149.00.  It is designed to run on an IBM PC or
> compatible.  It's about time!
> -- 

If you get this you should also get a different ANSI.SYS device
driver.  I have purchased PC/VI and found it to be like an ADM 3a
at 9600 baud with the standard ANSI.SYS driver due to the lack of
delete or insert line.  I purchased the FCONSOLE.DEV driver that
Custom Software Systems recommended from Hersey Micro in MI and
re-did the termcap (added the delete/insert line capability) for
the 'ibmpc' entry.  The difference in speed is like night and
day.  I use PC/VI in conjunction with Turbo Lightning and it makes
a GREAT editing system.  PC/VI also works with a terminal off the
serial port at 9600 baud; just update the termcap lib for it.
PC/VI has all of the idiosyncrasies the UNIX version has so there
is nothing to get use to except fast response.  I imagine that
PC/VI would work even faster with an AT.  A final note, if you
don't have a hard disk it will slow down tremendously due to
temporary file allocation for 'undo' and the space for the
support files it requires.

Now if I could only get a COMPLETE version of memorandum macros,
'mm' for MS-DOS, I wouldn't want to get UNIX for my pc anymore!

Loran Yourk
AT&T Technologies
ihnp4!ihlpm!lyourk
W: 312-510-6885

Disclammier:  I have no connection with the companies mentioned
above except that I am an addicted user of their software
products and without them my PC/XT would be an expensive toy.