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From: lm@arizona.edu (Larry McVoy)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: vi vs emacs in a student environment
Message-ID: <6056@megaron.arizona.edu>
Date: 30 Jun 88 01:22:57 GMT
References: <399@cantuar.UUCP> <11418@steinmetz.ge.com>
Reply-To: lm@megaron.arizona.edu (Larry McVoy)
Organization: U of Arizona CS Dept, Tucson
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In article <11418@steinmetz.ge.com> davidsen@crdos1.UUCP (bill davidsen) writes:
>In article <399@cantuar.UUCP> paul@cantuar.UUCP (P. Ashton) writes:
>| We are in the middle of deciding which editor to teach students next
>| year, and are looking at vi and emacs. We have a couple of questions

As a consultant I'll volunteer the following advice:  don't get people used to
emacs.  Please.  Why?  Because emacs is available on "some" unix machines.  
Vi is available on almost all unix machines.  Old habits die hard, so I think
it's better to start people out with something they can stay with...
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Larry McVoy	laidbak!lm@sun.com	1-800-LAI-UNIX x286