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From: mlj8e@dale.acc.Virginia.EDU (Michael L. Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: EDT for 4D
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Date: 8 Mar 89 19:35:42 GMT
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From time to time I have requested and have seen requests on the
net for the VAX-VMS EDT editor to run on SGI 4D machines.  I now
have received two different commercial EDT versions for the 4D.
We are currently evaluating these.  Both seem to work just fine
and before someone complains I do not own stock in either company.
I am posting this for all of you who came from a VMS machine and
do not like VI or EMACS.
 
MESIRA, 3109 Scotts Valley Drive, Scotts Valley, CA 95066 
(408)-425-7115 sells a modified version of UNIPRESS EMACS which
seems to be a very nice emulation of EDT.
 
Boston Business Computing, Ltd., 360 Merrimack Street, Riverwalk
Center, Lawrence, Massachusetts 01843 (508)-683-7920 sells two
products: EDT+ and VCL.  EDT+ is a stand alone EDT editor.
VCL is a shell like CSH or SH which looks very close to the VAX-VMS
DCL command language.  VCL is not 100% DCL because it is a shell on
a UNIX box, but it is close.
 
I know I will be flamed because I seem to want to make my 4D look
like a VMS machine.  I do not care.  After all, isn't UNIX supposed
to adapt to my needs instead of what some computer scientist thinks
that I need.  I now run EDT on our VMS machines,
our IBM-PC's, our PDP-11's and our SGI machines.  It is nice not being
forced to use a reincarnation of TECO just because the UNIX box is
more cost effective.
 
That really should get a few flames.

(804)-924-8607                   Michael L. Johnson
mlj8e@virginia.EDU               Pharmacology Dept.
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