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From: david@csource.oz.au (david nugent)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: vi editor for the PC
Message-ID: <124.25EF7B51@csource.oz.au>
Date: 3 Mar 90 17:03:32 GMT
Organization: Unique Computing Pty Limited
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 > From: jackson@smu.uucp (Keith Jackson)
 > Message-ID: <16155@smunews.UUCP>
 >
 > OBJ: BTW, do any of you idiotic UN*X people know where a fellow idiot
 > can get a _real_ `vi' editor for the PC?


Custom Software Systems made an _excellent_ vi clone for the PC - I've 
never seen anything else come close, including Z from the makers of Aztec 
C.  vi is completely compatible, and does handle a few of the nice things 
rerquired of any editor under MS-DOS, such as optional crlf <-> lf 
translation (and vice versa) and optionally terminating files with ^Z.  It 
even has text filtering and all the other advanced vi functions.

Called vipc, comes in standard ANSI or bios flavours (even uses a termcap), 
with versions of each for the PC and 186 (or better).  I purchased my copy 
back in January '88, so I don't know what the current price would be.


           david

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