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From: mark@elsie.UUCP (Mark J. Miller)
Newsgroups: net.bugs.4bsd
Subject: Re: Interesting vi bug/feature
Message-ID: <4098@elsie.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 10-Dec-84 17:59:44 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 10 17:59:44 1984
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> Why is the net so cluttered with discussions of vi?
> 
> Vi is an archaic editor which ATT in their infinite stupidity decided
> to make the official unix editor.
> 
> I have a workstation (Blit-like but better).  I can do  block  modes  of
> text  from one window to another.  ...

Yes, but how many different terminals will your editor run on?

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