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Article #3556Re: VI for MS-DOS ... were to get IT!
From: Account Manager
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1991 17:51
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1991 17:51
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In article <200918.2861ee9d@uctvax.uct.ac.za> courtney@uctvax.uct.ac.za writes: >Hi > >You can get VI clones from GARBO mailserver in Finland. > >Just mail a message to mailserv@garbo.uwasa.fi and they will return information >on how to get further help > >S. Courtney I think the word 'VI clones' is somewhat misplaced. Most of these programs, like 'Calvin' and 'Elvis' have severe limitations, like the inability to do proper substitutions, take multiple files, etc. What I would like to see is a *real* VI, as in '/usr/ucb/vi'. Has anyone done a thorough investigation in PD VI's ? Rene ====* Rene Bonvanie ASK/Ingres BV Rene@ingres.com : for VMS freaks Amsterdam, NL Rene@ingres.nl : for REAL freaks
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!pacbell.com!pacbell!rtech!ingres!rene From: rene@ingres.com (Account Manager) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc Subject: Re: VI for MS-DOS ... were to get IT! Message-ID: <1991Jun30.175132.4733@ingres.Ingres.COM> Date: 30 Jun 91 17:51:31 GMT References: <200918.2861ee9d@uctvax.uct.ac.za> Reply-To: rene@troll.Ingres.COM (Account Manager) Organization: ASK Ingres bv Lines: 23