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Article #1237Re: Apple?
From: Josh Williams
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 16:39
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 16:39
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In article <40uvd9$dtl@lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk>, dpg1001@cam.ac.uk (Duncan Grisby) wrote: > In article <DDFuwI.LHu@inesc.pt>, > jlp@cheeta.inesc.pt (Jaime Lares Rebelo Pinto) writes: > [...] > > It was usual to teach to edit files with edlin. I like UNIX vi, and > > in fact I still use vi both in UNIX and DOS. :-) But edlin interface is > > to awkward even for me! You are not going to tell me that edlin is easier > > to learn and use than Teach Text, because it doesn't require a mouse, are > > you? :-) > > Edlin, like the rest of DOS, is absolutely apalling. > However, have you ever tried to edit a 1 meg file with > Teach Text? > Edlin rules!! It has one of my favorite interfaces ever for editing small batch files. I am just mad that it seems to no longer come with DOS. I don't know why people always seem to get mad at something just because it means they have to learn something new. > > -- > -- Duncan Grisby -- > -- dpg1001@cam.ac.uk -- > -- finger dpg1001@cus.cam.ac.uk for PGP public key. -- Josh Williams williajo@ohsu.edu
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.powerpc,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,comp.os.os2.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.intel,alt.2600,alt.destroy.microsoft Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!synthcom.com!agora!NewsWatcher!user From: bobwill@teleport.com (Josh Williams) Subject: Re: Apple? Sender: news@agora.rdrop.com (David Greenman) Nntp-Posting-Host: 137.53.100.160 Organization: Oregon Health Sciences University Message-ID: <bobwill-1508950839230001@137.53.100.160> References: <DCywsM.2H5@inesc.pt> <40lfch$lfn@eken.hv.se> <DDFuwI.LHu@inesc.pt> <40uvd9$dtl@lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk> Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 16:39:23 GMT