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From: ostroff@oswego.Oswego.EDU (Boyd Ostroff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Aztec C/Shell DOES HAVE a 'vi' editor
Keywords: aztec C shell vi editor
Message-ID: <967@oswego.Oswego.EDU>
Date: 11 Oct 88 16:49:44 GMT
References: <1988Oct10.145745.2790@mntgfx.mentor.com>
Reply-To: ostroff@oswego.oswego.edu.Oswego.EDU (Boyd Ostroff)
Organization: SUNY College @ Oswego, Oswego, NY
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In article <1988Oct10.145745.2790@mntgfx.mentor.com> tomc@mntgfx.mentor.com (Tom Carstensen) writes:
>Aztec C has an editor called Z, which is IDENTICAL
>in practically EVERY WAY to vi.  The only catch, you must
>run it from the primitive Aztec shell.
>

I bought the Aztec C commercial package several years ago and have used
the vi "clone" extensively.  I like it fine, but its only a SUBSET of vi - 
quite a few of vi's capabilities are missing. I especially miss the ability 
to do a "shell escape" (my version is 1.06i).  If you want to list a 
directory, for example, you have to quit the program, return to the shell 
and then start up the editor again, a process which takes quite a while, 
even with a hard disk.

By far the biggest problem is its (lack of) speed, though.  If you've ever
used vi at 1200 baud on a dialup line, then you'll feel right at home with
Aztec's "Z"....

So far as I know you need to buy one of the higher end Aztec packages to even
get the Z editor - it isn't available by itself.  

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