Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!ames!mailrus!uflorida!novavax!proxftl!markd From: markd@proxftl.UUCP (Mark Davidson) Newsgroups: comp.editors Subject: Re: Emacs and VI Editors Wanted for MS-DOS Keywords: vi, pc/vi, CSS Message-ID: <730@proxftl.UUCP> Date: 9 Sep 88 14:10:17 GMT References: <13360@mimsy.UUCP> <156@vlsi.ll.mit.edu> Reply-To: markd@proxftl.UUCP (Mark Davidson) Distribution: na Organization: Proximity Technology, Ft. Lauderdale Lines: 20 Summary: Expires: Sender: Followup-To: In article <156@vlsi.ll.mit.edu> malpass@ll-vlsi.arpa.UUCP (Don Malpass) writes: >For the September 1986 issue of "IEEE Software", (p.55) I wrote a very >enthusiastic review of "PC/VI" from Custom Software Systems in Natick, >Mass. I've not tried hard, but have lost touch with CSS, the folks who >wrote/distributed it ($150 for a FULL implementation of vi). If >there's any interest out there, I'll try to chase them down and post >the current status of the product, which was the answer to my prayers. >Obviously, if anybody out there knows the status, you can save me the >trouble. Some time ago, the folks at the C Users Group printed a small article about Custom Software Systems. If I get this wrong and someone notices the mistake, please let me know. I believe that PC/VI has been withdrawn from the market and will no longer be updated or supported. Thus, if you find some mail order house that has a copy, you should be able to get a copy for a GREATLY reduced price. Apparently, their product had some AT&T code in it (or AT&T thought it did) and they asked CSS to stop selling the product. CSS, instead of changing the product, apparently just gave up. -- In real life: Mark E. Davidson uflorida!novavax!proxftl!markd Proximity Technology Inc., 3511 NE 22nd Ave, Ft. Lauderdale FL, 33308 #define STANDARD_DISCLAIMER