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From: jerry@starfish.Convergent.COM (Gerald Hawkins)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: vi-like editor for the IBM PC
Message-ID: <958@starfish.Convergent.COM>
Date: 1 Mar 89 18:59:29 GMT
References: <12406@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU>
Organization: Convergent Technologies, San Jose, CA
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From article <12406@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU>, by genemans@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Jan Genemans):
> myron@nvuxl.UUCP writes:
>>I am curious if there is an editor available that is similar (the more
>>the better) to the UNIX vi editor, but can be run from an IBM-PC in MS-DOS.
> 
> I too would like to know where I could get my hands on one.
> So could you please post it.  Thanks.
> Jan K. Genemans, at USMMA                       
genemans@eleazar.dartmouth.edu
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There is such an editor in the public domain or shareware.  I think it is
on Simtel 20.  However (no flame intended) why the heck would you want
such an abomination?  vi is horrible and unfriendly ...  I've used lots
of editors and vi is almost the worst.


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These opinions are mine.
Jerry.  (jerry@starfish.convergent.COM)
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