I remember using IBM's Tiny Editor, 16-bit for DOS and OS/2, in DR-DOS 7.03, not open source.
Tiny Editor was useful on IBM OS/2 installation floppies because of tiny size, could edit up to about 350 KB file or a little larger, more in OS/2 1.x. Using elvis 2.2, I was able to view and edit files in DR-DOS above 1.5 MB, but scrolling through a file of 3 MB was prohibitively slow; no such problem in Linux. Maybe that was because DOS is not really made for large RAM. Still, I prefer to switch to Linux, FreeBSD or NetBSD to edit anything serious, using vi. Apparently DOS, including FreeDOS, works better on an older computer than on a modern computer. I just went to drdos.com just to check the price for DR-DOS 7.03, was $79; last time I looked previously, it was $39. Download link for DR-DOS 7.03 from drdos.net is no good; links no longer valid is a problem with much old DOS software. I still have and occasionally use Borland Quattro Pro 5 for DOS; dBASE IV 1.5 less frequently. Tom ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
