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From: pnessutt@nis.UUCP (Robert A. Monio)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.wanted
Subject: Re: vi like editor for IBM pc
Message-ID: <140@nis.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 22-Jan-87 22:30:47 EST
Article-I.D.: nis.140
Posted: Thu Jan 22 22:30:47 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 23-Jan-87 22:12:22 EST
References: <903@uwmacc.UUCP> <2368@dalcs.UUCP>
Reply-To: pnessutt@nis.UUCP (Robert A. Monio)
Followup-To: earlier remarks about PC-VI's
Organization: National Information Systems, Inc., Minneapolis
Lines: 38
Keywords: public domain, or commericial
Summary: Cheaper version of vi for IBM pc

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...)
>

Custom Software Systems sells a VI editor for the PC called PC-VI.  We
use it for all of our editing on our PC's here.  It's a very nice
'copy' of SYS VR2 VI.  It cost $119 through the programmers
connection.

In comparison to 'Z', I've found PC-VI to be better copy.  Z only
allows you to work with files that are 64K or less in size.  PC-VI
allows you to use files larger than 64K.  Also, PC-VI handles my unix
VI macros without any real problems.
 
I would recommend this to anyone who is looking for a VI editor for
the PC.  Contact programmers connection or look for the ads in the PC
Tech Journal.

-Bob


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