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From: dleigh@hplabsz.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Program Editor
Message-ID: <529@hplabsz.HPL.HP.COM>
Date: Mon, 15-Jun-87 20:31:19 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 15 20:31:19 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 18-Jun-87 00:48:06 EDT
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Organization: Hewlett-Packard Laboratories
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Summary: Epsilon -- an EMACS-like editor

In article <370@aucs.UUCP>, peter@aucs.UUCP (Peter Steele) writes:
> editors), but I'd like to have some info on good program editors for
> the PC (inexpensive or PD, we're broke here!). Some specific features
> I am looking for are:

You need Epsilon.  It's awesome.  It is very Emacs-like, it runs fast
and smoothly, it will page to disk to allow you to edit huge files,
you can reprogram it (fairly straightforwardly) to do just about
anything you want and it's not too expensive. (~$150 I think, and well
worth it).

>     -auto-indent variable tabs that checks the file extension for
	yup!!
> 
>     -WordStar compatibility: I've been using WordStar and Turbo Pascal
	not built it, but it can be done by re-mapping the keyboard commands

>     -column blocks would be nice
	I'm not sure what these are

>     -good macro ability
	excellent macro capability -- you can redo the whole editor

>     -take file name on the command line
	take several filenames on the command line (even wildcards)
	and edit them all at the same time (each in a different
	buffer, it's easy).

> Peter W. Steele     UUCP     : {seismo|watmath|utai|garfield}!dalcs!aucs!Peter

Epsilon is easy to use and I am immensely satisfied.  I've used it at
school and work and like it a lot.

The address is:

Lugaru Software Ltd.
5740 Darlington Rd.
Pittsburg, PA 15217
(412) 421-5911


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Darren Leigh