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From: leder@ihlpm.ATT.COM (Leder)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: comparision/best price on PC/VI and MKS Toolkit wanted
Message-ID: <1108@ihlpm.ATT.COM>
Date: Thu, 7-May-87 10:47:58 EDT
Article-I.D.: ihlpm.1108
Posted: Thu May  7 10:47:58 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 9-May-87 04:35:51 EDT
References: <1503@leadsv.UUCP> <151@auvax.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories - Naperville, Illinois
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Keywords: IBM PC, MS-DOS, UNIX VI for the PC
Summary: PC/VI is great, I've been using it for six months

In article <151@auvax.UUCP>, louis@auvax.UUCP (Louis Schmittroth) writes:
> > I am considering the purchase of either PC/VI or the MKS Toolkit and
> > would like to get some idea as to which package is better, ...
> > 
> I have no experience with the MKS Toolkit, but have been using PC/VI
> for the past week.

I have been using PC/VI for six months and have no complaints except
that the load time is really too long, but so is the MSC compiler and
I consider it to also be an excellent tool.  I use vi on UNIX and on DOS
without having to think about which environment I am in.  I have a shell
that simulates the ksh keyboard interface (it does not support if, while,
case, etc) but does support various editor modes and the `command` and
is aware of COMMAND.COM.  I find it compatible for my needs.  Since I
wrote it, I guess that if I don't find it right for me, I can change it.

If anyone wants info on lsh (leder's shell) send me a reply and I will
send you a doc.

Bob Leder