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From: dan@rna.UUCP (Dan Ts'o)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.wanted
Subject: Re: vi like editor for IBM pc
Message-ID: <593@rna.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 20-Jan-87 20:55:31 EST
Article-I.D.: rna.593
Posted: Tue Jan 20 20:55:31 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 21-Jan-87 21:46:38 EST
References: <903@uwmacc.UUCP> <2368@dalcs.UUCP>
Reply-To: dan@rna.UUCP (Dan Ts'o)
Organization: Rockefeller Neurobiology
Lines: 49
Keywords: public domain, or commericial

In article <2368@dalcs.UUCP> dalegass@dalcs.UUCP (Dale Gass) writes:
>In article <903@uwmacc.UUCP>, edwards@uwmacc.UUCP writes:
>> 
>>   Are there any public domain, or comercial "vi" or "vi like"
>>  editors available ?
>> 
>
>The Aztec C Compiler package from Manx Software includes an editor called
>'Z' (or 'PCZ') that is an exact duplicate of the 'vi' editor.
>
>The only problem is the Compiler package that includes this editor cost
>upwards of $500.  I don't know if Manx offers the editor separately, but
>it might be worth a try.  (If you're into C, the Aztec compiler is very
>fast and effecient, and comes with an excellent source debugger...)

	There is a very good version of VI for the PC available from

		Custom Software Systems
		PO Box 678
		Natick, MA  01760
		617-653-2555

	Although I don't use all the esoteric feature of VI, every VI feature
I am used to on 4.2BSD VI is present on PC/VI, except piping (!). Too bad.

	I believe they want about $130 for it. It is very solid and will edit
large files. It is a little slow on a PC, primarily on startup. Much better to
have a hard disk. It feels fine on an AT.

	You may have to use an ANSI driver other than ANSI.SYS (supplied by
IBM). They recomment FANSI-CONSOLE from Hershey Micro Consulting, but other
drivers may work.

	The Z editor mention above is nice, small and fast. It, however,
implements only a small subset of VI. The version of Z I have, for example,
doesn't allow any EX-style commands such as global replace, etc (only :wq).
It also fails on files above, roughly, 30kb.

	I hope this helps...

					Cheers,
					Dan Ts'o
					Dept. Neurobiology
					Rockefeller Univ.
					1230 York Ave.
					NY, NY 10021
					212-570-7671
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