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From: mikek@hpvcfs1.HP.COM (Mike Kirkpatrick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Editing UNIX files from Mac OS
Message-ID: <900002@hpvcfs1.HP.COM>
Date: 3 Oct 89 20:54:38 GMT
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[ try MacJove... ]

I tried using MacJove a bit and found that it would choke on very large files.
I forget just how big, but inputing files larger that 100k or better would
cause the Mac to crach (la bomba). This was on a 512k Mac.

Another anoyance is that MacJove cannot search for strings containing
CRs unlike emacs. This was a primary feature difference between emacs and vi(on
a unix system) that had me using emacs for a while. However, emacs is at least
as limiting as MacJove on the Mac.

I just use Edit mostly. I've got to search the BBs for a copy of steVIe for the
Mac. It might handle your LF versus CR issue. I'm not sure. Does anybody else
know? 

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