Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcvax!unido!pcsbst!mike
From: mike@pcsbst.UUCP (Mike Schroeder)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: vi gobbles 8th bit
Message-ID: <331@pcsbst.UUCP>
Date: 24 Aug 88 15:56:06 GMT
References: <3160@geac.UUCP>
Reply-To: cochise!mike@pcsbst.UUCP (Mike Schroeder)
Distribution: comp.unix.questions
Organization: PCS GmbH, Pfaelzer-Wald-Str. 36, 8000 Muenchen; West-Germany
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In article <3160@geac.UUCP> steve@geac.UUCP (Steve Lane) writes:
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>Is there any option in vi that maintains 8-bit data on exit that anyone
>is aware of? It obviously recognizes that they're there! And I doubt
>whether this "feature" is particular to MKS.
>

Well, AT&T's SV3.1 vi supports 8-bit character sets (all in
keeping with national language support). 

Must admit I don't know whether you can get it for your machine.

Mike Schroeder			(cochise!mike@pcsbst.UUCP)
PCS GmbH; Pfaelzer-Wald-Str. 36; D-8000 Muenchen 90; W. Germany
UUCP:  ...uunet!unido!pcsbst!msc
PS: anyone seen my disclaimer wandering around ?-)