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  • C Chris Maunder

    I could Google, but I wanted a valuable opinion, not merely a search engine's opinion, on what the best vi emulator for Windows is. I feel the need to go back to my roots. No more intellisense, or indeed mouse support for me. :-D cheers, Chris Maunder

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    Gary Ash
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    Vim, www.vim.org. The best vi everywhere (I don't know where you can't run vim) Most linux systems have vim as their vi

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    • C Chris Maunder

      I could Google, but I wanted a valuable opinion, not merely a search engine's opinion, on what the best vi emulator for Windows is. I feel the need to go back to my roots. No more intellisense, or indeed mouse support for me. :-D cheers, Chris Maunder

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      NetDave
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      You might have a look at Services For Unix. QRZ? de WAØTTN

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      • M megaadam

        If you want roots try to find an emulator for TECO. Anyone who is old enough to know it has got a smile on his face now. :):):):confused::):):) _____________________________________ Action without thought is not action Action without emotion is not life

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        Gary Thom
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        Ever tried typing your name into it's command buffer? :-D:eek: Gary "A fellow with the inventiveness of Albert Einstein but with the attention span of Daffy Duck." Tom Shales talking about Robin Williams

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          You might have a look at Services For Unix. QRZ? de WAØTTN

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          Nemanja Trifunovic
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          Exactly what I was going to suggest.


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          • N Navin

            Even when I'm on Unix/Linux, I don't use VI. There are so many alternatives... emacs, of course, and then there's something called nedit that emulates Windows editors on Linux. So that begs the question.. Why, Chris, why?? :-D An expert is somebody who learns more and more about less and less, until he knows absolutely everything about nothing.

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            l a u r e n
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            for that basic grungy command line editing i use joe on linux brings back memories of wordstar *sigh*


            "there is no spoon"
            biz stuff about me

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            • N NetDave

              You might have a look at Services For Unix. QRZ? de WAØTTN

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              l a u r e n
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              what exactly is that? u can run unix stuff on a windows platform? like a vmware type thing?


              "there is no spoon"
              biz stuff about me

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              • L l a u r e n

                for that basic grungy command line editing i use joe on linux brings back memories of wordstar *sigh*


                "there is no spoon"
                biz stuff about me

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                Navin
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                Wordstar! First word processor I ever learned. Wow, talk about nostalgia. An expert is somebody who learns more and more about less and less, until he knows absolutely everything about nothing.

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                • C Chris Maunder

                  I could Google, but I wanted a valuable opinion, not merely a search engine's opinion, on what the best vi emulator for Windows is. I feel the need to go back to my roots. No more intellisense, or indeed mouse support for me. :-D cheers, Chris Maunder

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                  Richard Stringer
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                  Chris Maunder wrote: I feel the need to go back to my roots. No more intellisense, or indeed mouse support for me. Luddite !!! Get a horse and carriage also. Start cooking over an open fire. Do all your coding in ASM or machine language via octal toggle input. Ah the good old days. Cassette tape - paper tape - punch cards - using Termcap files. Oh yea that was the time when Men were Men and so were the women. Richard ( THFIC) "Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer --Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)

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                  • L l a u r e n

                    for that basic grungy command line editing i use joe on linux brings back memories of wordstar *sigh*


                    "there is no spoon"
                    biz stuff about me

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                    Brad Bruce
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                    wordstar AAARRRGGGGHHHH

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                    • C Chris Maunder

                      I could Google, but I wanted a valuable opinion, not merely a search engine's opinion, on what the best vi emulator for Windows is. I feel the need to go back to my roots. No more intellisense, or indeed mouse support for me. :-D cheers, Chris Maunder

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                      Shog9 0
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                      You**'re one microscopic cog** in his catastrophic plan...

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                      • M megaadam

                        If you want roots try to find an emulator for TECO. Anyone who is old enough to know it has got a smile on his face now. :):):):confused::):):) _____________________________________ Action without thought is not action Action without emotion is not life

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                        Steve Mayfield
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                        TECO rocked!!! I even ported it to a system based on the Signetics 2650 processor back in the mid 70s - code came in at around 20K which left about 10K for data buffers. I still use the MS-DOS implementation of the EDT editor for much of my code inputting... I just located links for DOS/Windows/Linux versions of Teco Find them here[^] Steve

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                        • C Chris Maunder

                          I could Google, but I wanted a valuable opinion, not merely a search engine's opinion, on what the best vi emulator for Windows is. I feel the need to go back to my roots. No more intellisense, or indeed mouse support for me. :-D cheers, Chris Maunder

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                          Maximilien
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                          for REAL pain, I suggest emacs ...


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                          • C Chris Maunder

                            I could Google, but I wanted a valuable opinion, not merely a search engine's opinion, on what the best vi emulator for Windows is. I feel the need to go back to my roots. No more intellisense, or indeed mouse support for me. :-D cheers, Chris Maunder

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                            Jim Crafton
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                            Oh for God's sake stop being a bunch of pansies and use ed[^] and if that's too hard there's always the trusty DOS edline[^] ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned

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                              what exactly is that? u can run unix stuff on a windows platform? like a vmware type thing?


                              "there is no spoon"
                              biz stuff about me

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                              Stuart Dootson
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                              No, it's another sub-system layered on top of the Windows kernel - so if I list my processes, I've got 'cron', 'inetd' etc running, as part of the SFU sub-system. If I start up a ksh window, I can access my Windows file-system as part of the SFU file-system - the root directory of my C drive is /dev/fs/C/. You get pretty much all of the usual Unix utilities and, best of all, it's free! Stuart Dootson 'Java, Basic, who cares - it's all a bunch of tree-hugging hippy cr*p'

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                              • C Chris Maunder

                                I could Google, but I wanted a valuable opinion, not merely a search engine's opinion, on what the best vi emulator for Windows is. I feel the need to go back to my roots. No more intellisense, or indeed mouse support for me. :-D cheers, Chris Maunder

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                                Michael Dunn
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                                *scratches head* I'm trying to figure out why you want a program called "six"... ;P --Mike-- Personal stuff:: Ericahist | Homepage Shareware stuff:: 1ClickPicGrabber | RightClick-Encrypt CP stuff:: CP SearchBar v2.0.2 | C++ Forum FAQ ----

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                                • G Gary Ash

                                  Vim, www.vim.org. The best vi everywhere (I don't know where you can't run vim) Most linux systems have vim as their vi

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                                  Jorgen Sigvardsson
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                                  I agree. Vim is probably the best vi in the world. :) -- ...Coca Cola, sometimes war...

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                                  • M Michael Dunn

                                    *scratches head* I'm trying to figure out why you want a program called "six"... ;P --Mike-- Personal stuff:: Ericahist | Homepage Shareware stuff:: 1ClickPicGrabber | RightClick-Encrypt CP stuff:: CP SearchBar v2.0.2 | C++ Forum FAQ ----

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                                    Jorgen Sigvardsson
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                                    Only a true computer geek could come up with such a joke. :-D -- ...Coca Cola, sometimes war...

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                                    • G Gary Ash

                                      Vim, www.vim.org. The best vi everywhere (I don't know where you can't run vim) Most linux systems have vim as their vi

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                                      Heath Stewart
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                                      It's what I've been using for many, many years. It's very power and I highly suggest it, too. In fact, that's what I've been using for a lot of my bug fixes where I work, as well as most of my example code I post in the C# and .NET forums for people. Both console mode and graphics mode (gvim) are superb. Software Design Engineer Developer Division Sustained Engineering Microsoft [My Articles]

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                                      • C Christopher Duncan

                                        Chris Maunder wrote: what the best vi emulator for Windows is. Good lord, man, get hold of yourself. "Mommy, what's a modal editor?" "It's a grim relic from the dark times, dear. Before the GUI. Before the Empire..." Friends don't let friends use vi. :) Christopher Duncan Today's Corporate Battle Tactic Unite the Tribes: Ending Turf Wars for Career and Business Success The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World

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                                        Heath Stewart
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                                        That's why there gvim! :rolleyes: Software Design Engineer Developer Division Sustained Engineering Microsoft [My Articles]

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                                        • J Jorgen Sigvardsson

                                          Only a true computer geek could come up with such a joke. :-D -- ...Coca Cola, sometimes war...

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                                          Shog9 0
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                                          Or a Roman...
                                          You**'re one microscopic cog** in his catastrophic plan...

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