15 Feb
2003
15 Feb
'03
10:58 a.m.
I've made good on one of my long-standing threats and created a small
implementation of the vi editor for the C64.
svicc features an extended subset of nex/nvi commands and is designed to
integrate well with Commodore BASIC. It supports many basic motion,
editing and positioning commands and includes a number of Commodore-specific
features, including a built-in disk wedge. Almost all 38K of the BASIC
text space is available for documents.
The web page also details how to use svicc to build self-displaying
documents.
Basic documentation is built-in to svicc, and the web page has a complete
reference intended for current vi addicts.
svicc is freeware. Have fun. Comments appreciated, including its performance
with accelerator cartridges and the SuperCPU.
http://www.floodgap.com/retrotech/cbm/svicc/
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15 Feb
15 Feb
3:58 p.m.
On Sat, 15 Feb 2003, Cameron Kaiser wrote:
I've made good on one of my long-standing threats
and created a small
implementation of the vi editor for the C64.
Cameron, once again I decree that you are Completely Awesome!!
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4:41 p.m.
Quothe Cameron Kaiser, from writings of Sat, Feb 15, 2003 at 05:06:21PM -0800:
I've made good on one of my long-standing threats
and created a small
implementation of the vi editor for the C64.
Well done; nice hack! ...ermmm ...even if it's not Emacs. ;-)
Let us know when you've implemented Emacs running a program to emulate
vi, and then I'll be all the more impressed. Having said that, I
shall say nothing about vi's inferiority to Emacs, as I don't want to
get that old Emacs vs. vi religious war going again (recalling the
vast quantity of messages in the a.f.c newsgroup during such wars in
the past). Of course, if you modify vi to not only run on a C64, but
to emulate Emacs while running on a C64, with Emacs running a program
to emulate vi, then I shall be truly impressed and begin using my old
C64 more often. :-)
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16 Feb
16 Feb
2:15 a.m.
I've made
good on one of my long-standing threats and created a small
implementation of the vi editor for the C64.
Well done; nice hack! ...ermmm ...even if it's not Emacs. ;-) 
18 Feb
18 Feb
4:54 a.m.
New subject: Cromemco System 3 available in Scotland
Hi,
I received an email from a guy in Scotland,
who says he has a Cromemco System 3
available: "in good condition although
I haven't powered it up in a long time".
Other than his name/email address, all I know about it is
listed above!
If anyone is interested, please email me (not the list).
I'll pass the first reply or two on to him.
thanks,
Stan
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