Re: [PLUG] Joy++

To: 'Portland Linux/Unix Group' <plug@lists.pdxlinux.org> > Subject: Re: [PLUG] Joy++ > > > > On Wed, 14 Sep 2016, chris (fool) mccraw wrote: > > > > > > > When I log into my Xenix system with my 110 baud teletype, both > > > > vi > >

Re: [PLUG] Joy++

...@lists.pdxlinux.org [mailto:plug-boun...@lists.pdxlinux.org] On Behalf Of Frank Filz Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 10:21 PM To: 'Portland Linux/Unix Group' <plug@lists.pdxlinux.org> Subject: Re: [PLUG] Joy++ > > On Wed, 14 Sep 2016, chris (fool) mccraw wrote: > > > > > When

Re: [PLUG] Joy++

> > On Wed, 14 Sep 2016, chris (fool) mccraw wrote: > > > > > When I log into my Xenix system with my 110 baud teletype, both vi > > > *and* Emacs are just too damn slow. They print useless messages > > > like, 'C-h for help' and '"foo" File is read only'. So I use the > > > editor that

Re: [PLUG] Joy++

On Wed, 2016-09-14 at 16:01 -0700, chris (fool) mccraw wrote: > lest we forget, today's editor wars are nothing like as fun as they used to > be back in the 90's: > Thanks for that... best laugh I've had all day. -- David Fleck

Re: [PLUG] Joy++

On Wed, 14 Sep 2016, chris (fool) mccraw wrote: > Just so it was clear - that was a joke posting I was reposting from > 1991not intended to start a flame war about who has the most history > :) Chris, I knew that and did not intend to provoke a contest but only to extend the idea by

Re: [PLUG] Joy++

On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 4:07 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: > On Wed, 14 Sep 2016, chris (fool) mccraw wrote: > > > When I log into my Xenix system with my 110 baud teletype, both vi > > *and* Emacs are just too damn slow. They print useless messages like, > > 'C-h for

Re: [PLUG] Joy++

On 09/14/2016 04:56 PM, Frank Filz wrote: > My first program was written in Basic for an HP 2100A using 80 column > cards > that were marked with #2 pencil instead of punching. Well, unless it was RPN > programming in an early HP programmable calculator, I forget which came > first. > > I have

Re: [PLUG] Joy++

> On Wed, 14 Sep 2016, chris (fool) mccraw wrote: > > > When I log into my Xenix system with my 110 baud teletype, both vi > > *and* Emacs are just too damn slow. They print useless messages > > like, 'C-h for help' and '"foo" File is read only'. So I use the > > editor that doesn't waste

Re: [PLUG] Joy++

On Wed, 14 Sep 2016, chris (fool) mccraw wrote: > When I log into my Xenix system with my 110 baud teletype, both vi > *and* Emacs are just too damn slow. They print useless messages like, > 'C-h for help' and '"foo" File is read only'. So I use the editor > that doesn't waste my VALUABLE

Re: [PLUG] Joy++

lest we forget, today's editor wars are nothing like as fun as they used to be back in the 90's: From: p...@athena.mit.edu (Patrick J. LoPresti? ) Message-ID: <1991jul11.031731.9...@athena.mit.edu> Sender: n...@athena.mit.edu (News system) Subject:

Re: [PLUG] Joy++

On Wed, 14 Sep 2016, Paul Heinlein wrote: > Someone at work tried this logic: > > 24 > 8; ergo emacs > vim. qed > > To which I replied, > > counter example: > 10 > 4.7.3 but Windows < Linux And I thought the text editor flame wars died out years ago. I guess that the War on Text Editors

Re: [PLUG] Joy++

On Wed, 14 Sep 2016, Michael Rasmussen wrote: > Vim gets a major upgrade. > > Classic Unix/Linux editor Vim gets first update in years > http://zd.net/2cLaIWO via @ZDNet & @sjvn Thanks! Someone at work tried this logic: 24 > 8; ergo emacs > vim. qed To which I replied, counter

[PLUG] Joy++

Vim gets a major upgrade. Classic Unix/Linux editor Vim gets first update in years http://zd.net/2cLaIWO via @ZDNet & @sjvn My apologies for the pun. well, nah. -- Michael Rasmussen, Portland Oregon Be Appropriate && Follow Your Curiosity YOU ARE IN A TWISTING MAZE OF LITTLE