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From: daveh@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (Dave Haynie)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: Re: Questions and Comments Amigoid...
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Date: Fri, 3-Oct-86 18:17:14 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct  3 18:17:14 1986
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> 
> [*   All right - what's a Line Eater, any way? }
> 
> Some general questions for the Net....
> 
> *    Does anyone out there know of a really worthwhile editor for the
> Amiga?  I've got the 'vi' lookalike ('z') which comes with Manx's
> Commercial C package, and I do enjoy it, but it is really only intended for
> writing programs, so it lacks word wrap and various other niceties.  Yes,
> EMACS is available, but like all other Amiga programs I've seen, it has a
> sssllloooooooowww screen update (equivalent to ~1200 baud).  Why I should
> have to wait for a screen to slowly scroll to what I'm looking for in such
> a machine is beyond me, especially since I have no need for subwindowing
> while editing.  Foreground/background windows do just as well in this
> limited-screen environment.

I use Emacs all the time, mainly 'cause I get it on my VAXen as well and
I've been using it for about 8 years.  Its coded for a generic machine, so
its slow.  I've only used a demo version, but I'd recommend TxEd from
MicroSmith's, written by C. Heath.  Its about 20 times faster than Ed in 
screen display, and it supports clipboarding.  Its a programmer's
editor, not a full WP, but I believe it has word wrap and other simple
things.  Best of all, there's a demo version floating around (seen it 
myself on CompuServe's Amiga Forum) so you can try before you buy.

> 	Jim "I've seen the future, and it's not here yet" Horn
> 	(707) 794-3130     1212 Valley House Dr, Rohnert Park CA 94928
> 
> All opinions by anyone are equally valid, and anyone who thinks otherwise
> should be locked up.
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