Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!rconn@brl From: rconn%brl@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Re: Yet another software warning. Message-ID: <3032@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Tue, 12-Jul-83 09:02:56 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.3032 Posted: Tue Jul 12 09:02:56 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 15-Jul-83 10:25:47 EDT Lines: 20 From: Rick ConnEDIT-80 is just another alternative for an editor, and whether it is "ugly" or not is a matter of personal preference and application. My experience with it has not revealed any bugs to me, so I think it is safe to say that it works. Applications exist in which it makes sense to use EDIT-80. One which comes to mind is that in which a user is allowed to dial into a micro and run an editor. Providing a screen-oriented editor requires specific knowledge of the target terminal (GOTO XY, etc), and a screen- oriented editor over a 300 or 1200 baud line may run rather slowly to the user. Consequently, a line- or character-oriented editor may be an answer. You can provide ED, of course, but EDIT-80 is an alternative. Being familiar with SOS on DEC-10's, I found EDIT-80 to be easy to move into. There are several similarities. The basic command syntax and operational philosophy is the same. Rick