13 Nov
2005
13 Nov
'05
7:33 p.m.
Subject: RE: Ultrix for DECstations
From: "Bill Sudbrink" <wh.sudbrink at verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 22:10:41 -0500
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at
classiccmp.org>
Allison wrote:
OH! Yes I've done that with good success. ED (CP/M {ED},
DOS{EDLIN}) is their very unadorned line editors designed
to inflict pain.
Allison
Bill Sudbrink wrote:
Uh, no, I meant ex, the line level editor that runs under vi.
When you can't even get vi to run right (termcaps messed up
or, in one case I experienced, most control characters being
filtered/screwed up between me and the system I was trying to
edit a text file on) give ex a try. Allison wrote:
Did you mean ED??? That loathsome excuse for a tool!
I'd rather hurt myself before using that. Scratch that.
Every time I've used it, I did hurt myself. First choice when all else fails, vi.
Can't resist... really, when _ALL_ else fails, ex.