Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site cbosgd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!mark From: mark@cbosgd.UUCP (Mark Horton) Newsgroups: net.bugs.4bsd Subject: Re: Interesting vi bug/feature Message-ID: <600@cbosgd.UUCP> Date: Sun, 23-Dec-84 00:21:46 EST Article-I.D.: cbosgd.600 Posted: Sun Dec 23 00:21:46 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 23-Dec-84 08:31:24 EST References: <1705@umcp-cs.UUCP> <64@mit-athena.ARPA> Organization: Bell Labs, Columbus Lines: 13 > Vi is just impossible with the next generation of intelligent terminal. I don't follow this reasoning at all. vi works fine on a Sun, on a 5620, and on any reasonable intelligent terminal or workstation. Intelligence normally includes the ability to handle a few escape sequences. I've also used vi with a mouse, without modifying vi. If your workstation is incapable of emulating a terminal, you will be unable to log in over your network to another host, and unable to use the rapidly growing library of screen oriented software. Such a workstation may make an interesting research tool, but without a reasonable amount of upward compatibility, it won't sell. After all, terminals sold today are upward compatible with the model 33 Teletype.