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From: mstach@ihuxa.UUCP (Dan Hoelker)
Newsgroups: net.micro.6809
Subject: Miserable OS-9 editor
Message-ID: <698@ihuxa.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 19-Oct-84 17:39:25 EDT
Article-I.D.: ihuxa.698
Posted: Fri Oct 19 17:39:25 1984
Date-Received: Mon, 22-Oct-84 09:11:17 EDT
Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL
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[ This bug's for you ]

Did I get a bad copy of the editor (EDIT) with OS-9 for the Color 
Computer, or is the thing totally brain-damaged?  The worst problem
I have with mine is that if an existing file is read in on the
command line, the file is SHUFFLED!  The top of the buffer starts
in about the middle of the file, and when you get to where the file
should end, the first lines have been appended.  The way I get
around this is to get into the editor, do a '.READ' on the file,
and then it reads it okay.  It almost seems like some pointers to
the file are getting trashed (I know, that's why they call it
TRASH-80! :-)) when starting the editor.

So, my first request is for responses to whether this happens
on other peoples' systems, or whether there is something wrong
with my copy.

The second request is for a new editor.  If anyone has a better
editor they are willing to give or sell, or even knows of someone
that sells a -GOOD- one, please reply.  A screen editor would be 
preferred.  I will post responses to the net, if they are worth
posting.


					Dan Hoelker
					ihnp4!ihuxa!mstach