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To   : Ben Collver
From : AKAcastor
Date : Wed Apr 17 2024 06:25 pm

 BC> I've been working on porting OpenBSD ed(1) to DOS.  The DJGPP port was a
 BC> breeze, but the 16-bit port has been a fun challenge and i am not finished
 BC> yet. :-)

 BC> When i developed code on DOS in the mid 90's, I used Q.EXE now known as
 BC> the Semware editor, i think.

 BC> These days i tend to use calvin in DOS.  It's a lean vi clone that may be
 BC> too minimal for most folks.  XVI is another nice one and i think it has a
 BC> nice balance between features and minimalism.  IIRC, xvi is descended
 BC> from stevie.  Someone told me elvis 1.8 on simtelnet is decent, and it is
 BC> real-mode.

 BC> I recently tried svared and i think they did a fine job 
 BC> making that editor.

Thanks for the great list of suggestions - the only one I've used is QEdit, I have used vi (but never really learned it - I can insert/edit text and exit the editor) but that's it.  So maybe its time to try something new here.

I've been using an old version of QEdit (3.00 from 1994) but I haven't even memorized the hotkeys, I just go through the menus, so I'm not especially efficient when using it.


Chris/akacastor

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