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Subject: Re: Buying MANX 'Z' (aka vi)
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Date: Thu, 14-May-87 10:46:00 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 14 10:46:00 1987
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Nf-From: uicsl.UUCP!gooley    May 14 09:46:00 1987


Yes, indeed!  The Manx "vi" clone is not "ex"-based, and it can't handle very
large files (my copy, running on an AT clone, truncates after about 46K).  It
has some annoying behaviors, such as starting a new line with the same indent
as the previous line, and of course only a small subset of the "ex" commands
is available.  The "vi" that comes with MKS looks and feels just like the
real thing, as far as I can tell; the Toolkit is worth its price for the
editor alone.