kb2syd
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I had a copy that would fit on a 360k floppy. It required ANSI.sys, and had a termcap file too. Does this ring a bell with anyone.
C:\SYS\0\$ dir vi
VI.COM 24,866 02-18-86 2:09p
I have at least one version for dos. I'm sure that many have been written.
I don't know about what you mean by "fit on a floppy". That makes me think you are talking about something other than the vi editor.Code:C:\SYS\0\$ dir vi VI.COM 24,866 02-18-86 2:09p
There were quite a few vi clones for MSDOS.I had a copy that would fit on a 360k floppy. It required ANSI.sys, and had a termcap file too. Does this ring a bell with anyone.
Let's not start an emacs vs. vi war. For quick and dirty editing, I happen to like vi. If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
Chuck(G): DOS may actually qualify as the platform for which the most editors have been written.
More on topic: I think I heard one of the writers of the original vi editor say that it was written to be suitable for really slow connections to a server. Snappy editing was not possible - hence the nature of the interface in vi. Can anyone confirm this?
Thanks pitlog. Yes, I've since found that article and a number of older interviews with Bill Joy as well. Interestingly vi was written around 1976 and by 1984 Bill Joy himself had already stopped using it. His take is that vi was written specifically for a very slow modem connection, in his words less than 1200, and was not applicable after speeds increased.
On my Tandy 6000 Xenix machine, it is either vi, ex, or ed. Of the 3, VI for me. Are there any other screen editors out there that will still compile for this old machine? I have the full (K&R) c development system for it.
Kelly