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Article #2486Re: Brief (Borland editor)
From: Rohit Mehrotra
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 04:29
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 04:29
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In article <1992Nov17.232905.20859@news2.cis.umn.edu> wright@staff.tc.umn.edu (Mark Wright) writes: >In article <1992Nov17.172128.23199@cs.ucla.edu> wales@kona.cs.ucla.edu (Rich Wales) writes: >> >>I recently got an offer in the mail to buy Brief at a discount, but >>before taking it, I'd like to hear what others on the net have to say. >> >>(I use mainly VI right now, BTW. On my 386 at home, I use Elvis.) > > Seriously, Brief is probably the best editor around. I'm suprised that >with a PD unix Brief available (I think it's called Crisp) anyone is still >using VI. Unlike VI it's complexities only show up when you're doing complex >things. CRISP is no longer a public domain software. The latest version of Crisp is 3.0+ and is being sold commercially. The commercial version of Crisp has left BRIEF far behind, both in terms of features and user interface. Rohit -- Rohit Mehrotra ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VITAL | 10755 Meadowglen Lane, #238 Ph: 713-781-7406 | Houston, TX 77042.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!ogicse!emory!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!menudo.uh.edu!sugar!rohit From: rohit@NeoSoft.com (Rohit Mehrotra) Newsgroups: comp.editors Subject: Re: Brief (Borland editor) Message-ID: <Bxw9t1.Iuw@NeoSoft.com> Date: 18 Nov 92 04:29:18 GMT Article-I.D.: NeoSoft.Bxw9t1.Iuw References: <1992Nov17.172128.23199@cs.ucla.edu> <1992Nov17.232905.20859@news2.cis.umn.edu> Organization: NeoSoft Communications Services -- (713) 684-5900 Lines: 23