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Subject: VI Mode Lines - What are they?
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Date: Wed, 28-May-86 17:04:17 EDT
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Posted: Wed May 28 17:04:17 1986
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I just received the beta test version of PC/VI Version 1.02 from
Custom Software Systems (For those who don't know it, PC/VI is a
full implementation of VI which runs under MS-DOS).  The release
notice which came with the program documented a number of
enhancements and bug fixes, this included a feature called "mode
lines".  The release notice stated that this was a feature
implemented in PC/VI just as it is in AT&T's Version 3.9 of UNIX VI.

Now for the big question, what are mode lines?!?  Anyone out there
running AT&T VI who can answer this?

John Korn
Data General Corp
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