Re: More's the PTY...

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From: Peter da Silva
Date: Sun, 21 May 1989 19:53

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In article <16246@bellcore.bellcore.com>, sjs@spectral.ctt.bellcore.com (Stan Switzer) writes:
> Does anyone else find it remarkable that in this day and age people
> still view files by running "more" in a window emulating a TTY?

I run 'less', myself.

Come up with a standard program-window interface and a file browser with the
capability of less, and I'll switch.

Hell... come up with a program-window interface that's worth a damn. I sure
haven't seen one yet.
-- 
Peter da Silva, Xenix Support, Ferranti International Controls Corporation.

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From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
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Subject: Re: More's the PTY...
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Date: 21 May 89 19:53:13 GMT
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