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Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ?

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First post2025-11-08 02:01 -0500
Last post2025-11-09 19:08 +0000
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  Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-08 02:01 -0500
    Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Diego Garcia <dg@linux.rocks> - 2025-11-08 11:31 +0000
      Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Diego Garcia <dg@linux.rocks> - 2025-11-08 12:15 +0000
        Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-11-08 13:32 +0100
          Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-09 00:08 -0500
            Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-09 19:51 +0000
              Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-10 00:38 -0500
                Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-10 07:35 +0000
        Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-08 12:50 +0000
        Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Diego Garcia <dg@linux.rocks> - 2025-11-08 12:57 +0000
      Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-08 23:58 -0500
        Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Diego Garcia <dg@linux.rocks> - 2025-11-09 11:25 +0000
          Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-09 12:48 +0000
            Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-09 23:29 -0500
          Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-11-09 09:18 -0800
            Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Diego Garcia <dg@linux.rocks> - 2025-11-09 20:13 +0000
              Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-10 07:47 +0000
                Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-10 12:09 +0000
                  Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-10 20:35 +0000
                    Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-11-10 21:15 +0000
                      Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-10 23:33 +0000
                        Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-11 03:23 +0000
                          Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-11 01:03 -0500
                          Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-11 10:57 +0000
                            Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-11 19:36 +0000
                        Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-11-11 20:50 +0100
                          Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-11 23:44 +0000
                            Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-12 01:38 -0500
                              Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-11-12 20:44 +0000
                                Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-11-12 16:38 -0800
                                  Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-13 04:29 +0000
                                    Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-11-13 05:07 +0000
                                      Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-13 01:09 -0500
                                    Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-13 00:42 -0500
                                  Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-13 00:37 -0500
                          Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-11 23:46 -0500
                          Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-12 05:31 +0000
                            Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-11-12 06:00 +0000
                              Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-12 02:08 -0500
                                Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-12 10:55 +0000
                                  Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-12 23:30 -0500
                            Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-12 01:56 -0500
                            Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-12 10:54 +0000
                              Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-12 23:17 -0500
                                Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-13 10:38 +0000
                            Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-11-12 12:20 +0100
                              Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-12 23:50 -0500
                      Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-11 03:18 +0000
                        Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-11 00:54 -0500
                          Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-11 19:28 +0000
                            Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-11 23:25 +0000
                              Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-12 04:35 +0000
                                Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-12 01:49 -0500
                                Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-12 10:49 +0000
                              Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-12 01:31 -0500
                                Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-11-12 20:44 +0000
                            Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-11 23:33 -0500
                          Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-11-11 21:07 +0000
                            Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-12 01:21 -0500
                              Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-11-12 20:44 +0000
                                Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-13 00:13 -0500
                                Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-13 05:40 +0000
                                  Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-13 01:20 -0500
                    Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-10 23:31 +0000
                      Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-11 03:39 +0000
                Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-11-10 19:48 +0000
                  Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Diego Garcia <dg@linux.rocks> - 2025-11-10 20:35 +0000
                    Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-11-10 21:53 +0100
                  Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-10 20:37 +0000
                Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-10 23:51 -0500
                  Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-11 19:40 +0000
                    Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-11 23:01 +0000
                      Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-12 04:33 +0000
                        Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-11-12 12:27 +0100
                          Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-11-12 12:44 +0000
                            Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-11-12 14:17 +0100
                            Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-12 23:51 -0500
                              Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-11-13 22:38 +0100
                                Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-13 21:30 -0500
                                  Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-11-14 04:21 +0000
                                    Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-14 07:10 +0000
                                      Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-14 02:51 -0500
                                  Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-14 07:08 +0000
                                    Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-11-14 13:40 +0100
                                      Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-11-14 16:26 +0000
                                        Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-14 19:51 +0000
                                        Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-14 19:22 -0500
                                      Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> - 2025-11-14 17:34 +0000
                                        Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-14 19:54 +0000
                                  Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-11-14 13:37 +0100
                                    Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-14 16:09 -0500
                                      Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-15 02:05 +0000
                                        Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ?) Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-15 09:59 +0000
                                          Re: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ?) rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-15 17:32 +0000
                                            Re: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ?) ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2025-11-15 18:48 +0000
                                              Re: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ?) rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-15 21:38 +0000
                                                Re: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose?) Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2025-11-15 22:07 +0000
                                                  Re: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose?) Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-15 22:21 +0000
                                                    Re: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose?) Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2025-11-15 23:14 +0000
                                                      Re: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose?) Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-16 00:29 +0000
                                                        Re: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose?) Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2025-11-16 00:43 +0000
                                                          Re: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose?) Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-16 00:45 +0000
                                                          Re: Recent history of vi Pancho <Pancho.Jones@protonmail.com> - 2025-11-16 09:14 +0000
                                                            Re: Recent history of vi mechanicjay@sol.smbfc.net (Mechanicjay) - 2025-11-16 15:40 +0000
                                                              Re: Recent history of vi Joe Makowiec <makowiec@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-16 18:38 +0000
                                                                Re: Recent history of vi mechanicjay@sol.smbfc.net (Mechanicjay) - 2025-11-18 03:55 +0000
                                                                  Re: Recent history of vi Joe Makowiec <makowiec@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-19 13:11 +0000
                                                                    Re: Recent history of vi Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-19 20:12 +0000
                                                            Re: Recent history of vi rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-16 19:10 +0000
                                                            Re: Recent history of vi Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-16 21:01 +0000
                                                  Re: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose?) rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-16 03:43 +0000
                                                  Re: Recent history of vi Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2025-11-16 09:35 -0500
                                                    Re: Recent history of vi mechanicjay@sol.smbfc.net (Mechanicjay) - 2025-11-16 15:47 +0000
                                                Re: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ?) ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2025-11-16 05:15 +0000
                                                  Re: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ?) rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-16 19:31 +0000
                                                    Re: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ?) ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2025-11-16 20:27 +0000
                                                      Re: Recent history of vi The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-16 20:30 +0000
                                                        Re: Recent history of vi Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-16 21:04 +0000
                                                        Re: Recent history of vi rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-17 04:08 +0000
                                                          Re: Recent history of vi Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2025-11-17 11:39 -0500
                                                Re: Recent history of vi Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2025-11-16 09:31 -0500
                                                  Re: Recent history of vi rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-16 19:03 +0000
                                                  Re: Recent history of vi Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2025-11-17 02:32 +0000
                                              Re: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ?) Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-15 21:51 +0000
                                                Re: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ?) ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2025-11-16 05:11 +0000
                                                  Re: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ?) Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-16 05:13 +0000
                                                    Re: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ?) Ian <${send-direct-email-to-news1021-at-jusme-dot-com-if-you-must}@jusme.com> - 2025-11-16 12:15 +0000
                                                      Re: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ?) rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-16 19:24 +0000
                                                        Re: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ?) Ian <${send-direct-email-to-news1021-at-jusme-dot-com-if-you-must}@jusme.com> - 2025-11-17 08:24 +0000
                                                          Re: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ?) Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-17 19:57 +0000
                                                            Re: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ?) Ian <${send-direct-email-to-news1021-at-jusme-dot-com-if-you-must}@jusme.com> - 2025-11-18 08:02 +0000
                                                              Re: Recent history of vi The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-18 12:09 +0000
                                                      Re: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ?) Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-16 20:56 +0000
                                                        Re: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ?) rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-17 04:01 +0000
                                                        Re: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ?) Ian <${send-direct-email-to-news1021-at-jusme-dot-com-if-you-must}@jusme.com> - 2025-11-17 08:27 +0000
                                                  Re: Recent history of vi The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-16 10:33 +0000
                                                    Re: Recent history of vi Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2025-11-16 09:49 -0500
                                                      Re: Recent history of vi rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-16 19:28 +0000
                                                        Re: Recent history of vi ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2025-11-16 20:19 +0000
                                                          Re: Recent history of vi Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-16 20:59 +0000
                                                            Re: Recent history of vi ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2025-11-16 21:04 +0000
                                                              Re: Recent history of vi Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-16 21:19 +0000
                                                                Re: Recent history of vi ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2025-11-16 21:23 +0000
                                                            Re: Recent history of vi Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-16 23:13 +0000
                                                              Re: Recent history of vi ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2025-11-16 23:18 +0000
                                                                Re: Recent history of vi Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-17 00:43 +0000
                                                                  Re: Recent history of vi Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-11-21 19:55 +0000
                                                                    Re: Recent history of vi Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-21 20:27 +0000
                                                                      Re: Recent history of vi Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2025-11-22 03:20 +0000
                                                                        Re: Recent history of vi Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-22 05:57 +0000
                                                              Re: Recent history of vi Niklas Karlsson <nikke.karlsson@gmail.com> - 2025-11-16 23:51 +0000
                                                            Re: Recent history of vi Johnny Billquist <bqt@softjar.se> - 2025-11-18 20:04 +0100
                                                              Re: Recent history of vi Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2025-11-18 20:29 +0000
                                                                Re: Recent history of vi Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-19 08:24 +0000
                                                                Re: Recent history of vi Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-11-21 19:58 +0000
                                                                  Re: Recent history of vi Niklas Karlsson <nikke.karlsson@gmail.com> - 2025-11-21 21:14 +0000
                                                                    ISO 8859-1, ISO 8859-15 and their names (was: Re: Recent history of vi) Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-21 23:20 +0000
                                                                  Re: Recent history of vi Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2025-11-21 19:10 -0700
                                                                    Re: Recent history of vi Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-11-22 10:23 +0000
                                                                Re: Recent history of vi Johnny Billquist <bqt@softjar.se> - 2025-11-22 17:55 +0100
                                                                  Re: Recent history of vi Alexander Schreiber <als@usenet.thangorodrim.de> - 2025-11-22 19:20 +0100
                                                                    Re: Recent history of vi Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-22 21:43 +0000
                                                                      Re: Recent history of vi "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-11-23 00:23 +0100
                                                                        Re: Recent history of vi rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-23 02:17 +0000
                                                                          Re: Recent history of vi The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-23 09:42 +0000
                                                                          Re: Recent history of vi "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-11-23 14:59 +0100
                                                                            Re: Recent history of vi Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-11-23 13:09 -0800
                                                                              Re: Recent history of vi Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-23 22:57 +0000
                                                                        Re: Recent history of vi Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-23 02:56 +0000
                                                                        Re: Recent history of vi Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2025-11-22 20:18 -0700
                                                                        Re: typing in the mysterious East, Recent history of vi John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> - 2025-11-24 01:45 +0000
                                                                          Re: typing in the mysterious East, Recent history of vi Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-11-23 18:06 -0800
                                                                            Re: typing in the mysterious East, Recent history of vi Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-24 02:13 +0000
                                                                            Re: typing in the mysterious East, Recent history of vi John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> - 2025-11-24 02:23 +0000
                                                                    Re: Recent history of vi Johnny Billquist <bqt@softjar.se> - 2025-11-27 19:55 +0100
                                                                      Re: Recent history of vi Alexander Schreiber <als@usenet.thangorodrim.de> - 2025-11-28 22:08 +0100
                                                                  Re: Recent history of vi "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-11-22 20:25 +0100
                                                                    Re: Recent history of vi Johnny Billquist <bqt@softjar.se> - 2025-11-27 20:02 +0100
                                                                      Re: Recent history of vi "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-11-27 20:16 +0100
                                                                        Re: Recent history of vi Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-27 21:18 +0000
                                                              Re: Recent history of vi "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-11-19 02:37 +0100
                                                                ISO 8859-1 ("Latin 1") (was: Recent history of vi) Michael Bäuerle <michael.baeuerle@stz-e.de> - 2025-11-19 14:58 +0100
                                                                  Re: ISO 8859-1 ("Latin 1") (was: Recent history of vi) Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2025-11-20 02:09 +0000
                                                                    Re: ISO 8859-1 ("Latin 1") Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2025-11-19 20:16 -0700
                                                                      Re: ISO 8859-1 ("Latin 1") Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-20 08:47 +0000
                                                                        Re: ISO 8859-1 ("Latin 1") The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-20 11:10 +0000
                                                                          Re: ISO 8859-1 ("Latin 1") Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-11-20 17:57 +0000
                                                                            Re: ISO 8859-1 ("Latin 1") Ralf Fassel <ralfixx@gmx.de> - 2025-11-21 12:24 +0100
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                                                                  Re: Recent history of vi antispam@fricas.org (Waldek Hebisch) - 2025-11-23 16:25 +0000
                                                                    Re: Recent history of vi Eric Pozharski <apple.universe@posteo.net> - 2025-11-25 10:26 +0000
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                                                                        Re: Recent history of vi c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-25 23:04 -0500
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                                                                          Re: Recent history of vi Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-27 20:44 +0000
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                                                          Re: Recent history of vi Anthk NM <anthk@disroot.org> - 2025-11-23 12:48 +0000
                                                            Re: Recent history of vi ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2025-11-23 17:51 +0000
                                                              Re: Recent history of vi Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-23 20:11 +0000
                                                      Re: Recent history of vi The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-16 20:26 +0000
                                                        Re: Recent history of vi Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2025-11-17 11:44 -0500
                                                    Re: Recent history of vi Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-16 20:57 +0000
                                            Re: Recent history of vi antispam@fricas.org (Waldek Hebisch) - 2025-11-15 19:52 +0000
                                              Re: Recent history of vi Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2025-11-16 09:50 -0500
                                                Re: Recent history of vi rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-16 18:56 +0000
                                                  Re: Recent history of vi Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2025-11-17 11:24 -0500
                                            Re: Recent history of vi Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-16 00:43 +0000
                                              Re: Recent history of vi rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-16 03:20 +0000
                                              Re: Recent history of vi Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-16 16:14 +0000
                                              Re: Recent history of vi scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-11-17 19:39 +0000
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                        Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-12 19:41 +0000
                          Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-13 00:00 -0500
                            Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-13 10:56 +0000
                              Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-13 21:25 -0500
                                Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-11-14 04:21 +0000
                                  Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-13 23:40 -0500
                                    Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-14 07:05 +0000
                                      Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-14 02:48 -0500
                                        Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2025-11-16 03:53 +0000
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                                    Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-14 19:29 +0000
                                Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-14 10:22 +0000
                                  Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Pancho <Pancho.Jones@protonmail.com> - 2025-11-14 10:35 +0000
                                    Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-14 15:55 -0500
                                      Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-15 02:07 +0000
                                  Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-14 15:47 -0500
                    Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-11 23:36 -0500
                      Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-12 20:04 +0000
              Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-11-10 08:57 +0100
                Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-10 08:13 +0000
                  Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-10 20:50 +0000
                Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-10 21:01 +0000
                  Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-11-10 22:40 +0100
                    Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-11-10 23:14 +0100
                    Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-10 22:21 +0000
                      Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-11 00:21 +0000
                        Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-11 00:43 -0500
                      Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Pancho <Pancho.Jones@protonmail.com> - 2025-11-11 00:35 +0000
                        Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-11 01:40 +0000
                          Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-11 00:48 -0500
                            Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Pancho <Pancho.Jones@protonmail.com> - 2025-11-11 08:53 +0000
                              Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Farley Flud <fsquared@fsquared.linux> - 2025-11-11 11:42 +0000
                                Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-11 23:25 -0500
                              Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-11 23:21 -0500
                            Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-11 19:56 +0000
                          Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Pancho <Pancho.Jones@protonmail.com> - 2025-11-11 08:38 +0000
                            Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-11 19:43 +0000
                              Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-11 23:43 -0500
                                Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-12 10:50 +0000
                                  Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-12 23:11 -0500
                                    Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-13 10:24 +0000
                              Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Pancho <Pancho.Jones@protonmail.com> - 2025-11-12 16:22 +0000
                        Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-11 10:59 +0000
                  Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> - 2025-11-11 17:14 +0000
                    Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-11 23:28 -0500
                      Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-12 10:48 +0000
                        Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> - 2025-11-12 11:20 +0000
                          Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-12 23:31 -0500
                        Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-12 23:08 -0500
                          Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-13 10:22 +0000
              Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-10 09:05 +0000
            Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-10 00:29 -0500
              Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Farley Flud <fsquared@fsquared.linux> - 2025-11-10 11:56 +0000
                Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-10 22:23 +0000
                  Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Diego Garcia <dg@linux.rocks> - 2025-11-10 22:38 +0000
                    Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Pancho <Pancho.Jones@protonmail.com> - 2025-11-11 00:07 +0000
                Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-13 16:48 +0000
            Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-10 18:04 +0000
            Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> - 2025-11-11 16:52 +0000
              Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Diego Garcia <dg@linux.rocks> - 2025-11-11 20:06 +0000
                Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> - 2025-11-11 23:09 +0000
                  Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-11 23:31 +0000
                    Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-12 04:50 +0000
                    Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> - 2025-11-12 06:50 +0000
                      Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-12 20:05 +0000
                        Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-15 17:17 +0000
                    Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-11-12 12:35 +0100
                      Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-11-12 21:09 +0000
                        Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-13 00:22 -0500
                    Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-11-12 21:06 +0000
                  Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-12 01:30 -0500
          Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-09 19:28 +0000
            Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-10 00:36 -0500
              Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-10 07:46 +0000
                Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-10 23:22 -0500
                  Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-11 20:16 +0000
                    Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-12 00:08 -0500
                      Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-12 19:58 +0000
                    Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> - 2025-11-12 07:21 +0000
                      Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-12 02:26 -0500
                        Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> - 2025-11-12 08:35 +0000
                          Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-12 20:29 +0000
                          Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-12 23:07 -0500
                            Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-13 04:59 +0000
                              Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-13 00:57 -0500
                            Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-13 10:19 +0000
                              Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-13 20:16 +0000
                              Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-13 21:17 -0500
                            Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-11-14 01:54 +0100
                              Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-13 21:33 -0500
                                Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-11-14 14:04 +0100
                                  Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-14 16:27 -0500
                                    Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-11-14 22:44 +0100
                              Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-11-14 13:24 +0000
                                Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-14 17:03 -0500
                        Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-12 20:10 +0000
                  Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-11-11 21:07 +0000
                    Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-12 00:56 -0500
    Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-11-08 13:28 +0100
      Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-08 12:45 +0000
        Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-11-08 14:35 +0100
      Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-08 22:15 +0000
        Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-11-09 00:28 -0500
    Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-08 20:29 +0000
      Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> - 2025-11-09 01:11 +0000
        Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-09 02:37 +0000
          Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-09 09:11 +0000
            Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-09 19:08 +0000

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#77514

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2025-11-14 07:10 +0000
Message-ID<mno2urF4d3oU3@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#77509
On Fri, 14 Nov 2025 04:21:34 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

> On 2025-11-14, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:
> 
>> On 11/13/25 16:38, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>
>>> WordStar was designed for touch typists.
>>
>>    I forget most younger folks were never trained to do that. The
>>    2-finger approach at best  :-)
> 
> s/finger/thumb/ for phone addicts...

Not a very satisfying mode when you have XXL paws and an autocorrect with 
a weird sense of humor.

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#77516

Fromc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Date2025-11-14 02:51 -0500
Message-ID<0--dnf8PrpPjQov0nZ2dnZfqn_udnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#77514
On 11/14/25 02:10, rbowman wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Nov 2025 04:21:34 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> 
>> On 2025-11-14, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On 11/13/25 16:38, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>>
>>>> WordStar was designed for touch typists.
>>>
>>>     I forget most younger folks were never trained to do that. The
>>>     2-finger approach at best  :-)
>>
>> s/finger/thumb/ for phone addicts...
> 
> Not a very satisfying mode when you have XXL paws and an autocorrect with
> a weird sense of humor.

   Phones are made for people with skinny
   little fingers. Mine will cover three of
   the onscreen 'keys' and results are
   unpredictable. Near useless ...

   But EVERYTHING wants an app these days.

   Hmm ... I wonder if the Disability Act
   might be leveraged ?

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#77513

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2025-11-14 07:08 +0000
Message-ID<mno2rmF4d3oU2@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#77507
On Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:30:32 -0500, c186282 wrote:

> On 11/13/25 16:38, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>> On 2025-11-13 05:51, c186282 wrote:
>>> On 11/12/25 07:44, Andy Burns wrote:
>>>> Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> You just reminded me of a non working feature in joe, jstar mode.
>>>>>
>>>>> ^K^B ... ^K^K  to mark a block of text.
>>>>
>>>> Sounds a bit WordStar?
>>>
>>>    Kinda.
>>>
>>>    But WordStar was good.
>> 
>> WordStar was designed for touch typists.
> 
>    I forget most younger folks were never
>    trained to do that. The 2-finger approach
>    at best


I get more than two fingers involved but I'm not a touch typist. It 
doesn't take much to throw me off either, I bought same yams today and at 
the self checkout kiosk where you have to enter the name "where the hell 
is 'y'"

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#77520

From"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Date2025-11-14 13:40 +0100
Message-ID<ejkjulxhf2.ln2@Telcontar.valinor>
In reply to#77513
On 2025-11-14 08:08, rbowman wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:30:32 -0500, c186282 wrote:
> 
>> On 11/13/25 16:38, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>> On 2025-11-13 05:51, c186282 wrote:
>>>> On 11/12/25 07:44, Andy Burns wrote:
>>>>> Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> You just reminded me of a non working feature in joe, jstar mode.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ^K^B ... ^K^K  to mark a block of text.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sounds a bit WordStar?
>>>>
>>>>     Kinda.
>>>>
>>>>     But WordStar was good.
>>>
>>> WordStar was designed for touch typists.
>>
>>     I forget most younger folks were never
>>     trained to do that. The 2-finger approach
>>     at best
> 
> 
> I get more than two fingers involved but I'm not a touch typist. It
> doesn't take much to throw me off either, I bought same yams today and at
> the self checkout kiosk where you have to enter the name "where the hell
> is 'y'"
> 

Index finger, right hand, top letter row :-)

My hands know where the letters are. Not me. :-)

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

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#77526

FromCharlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>
Date2025-11-14 16:26 +0000
Message-ID<JKIRQ.9305$CT17.688@fx10.iad>
In reply to#77520
On 2025-11-14, Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:

> On 2025-11-14 08:08, rbowman wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:30:32 -0500, c186282 wrote:
>> 
>>>     I forget most younger folks were never
>>>     trained to do that. The 2-finger approach
>>>     at best
>> 
>> I get more than two fingers involved but I'm not a touch typist. It
>> doesn't take much to throw me off either, I bought same yams today and at
>> the self checkout kiosk where you have to enter the name "where the hell
>> is 'y'"
>
> Index finger, right hand, top letter row :-)
>
> My hands know where the letters are. Not me. :-)

I find that it's like that with musical instruments too.
If someone asks me how to make a G shape on a guitar,
it's much easier for me to just pick up a guitar and
let my fingers do the walking.

My fingers speak mandolin, too.  I've come to think of
the interface between strings and notes or chords as the
equivalent of a device driver.  Switch instruments, switch
drivers - and presto, a song you know on one instrument
comes out on another.  The high-level functions that
tell you which chords to play and/or sing remain the same.

-- 
/~\  Charlie Gibbs                  |  Growth for the sake of
\ /  <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>      |  growth is the ideology
 X   I'm really at ac.dekanfrus     |  of the cancer cell.
/ \  if you read it the right way.  |    -- Edward Abbey

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#77544

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2025-11-14 19:51 +0000
Message-ID<mnpfiuFbcr3U4@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#77526
On Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:26:17 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

> On 2025-11-14, Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
> 
>> On 2025-11-14 08:08, rbowman wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:30:32 -0500, c186282 wrote:
>>> 
>>>>     I forget most younger folks were never trained to do that. The
>>>>     2-finger approach at best
>>> 
>>> I get more than two fingers involved but I'm not a touch typist. It
>>> doesn't take much to throw me off either, I bought same yams today and
>>> at the self checkout kiosk where you have to enter the name "where the
>>> hell is 'y'"
>>
>> Index finger, right hand, top letter row :-)
>>
>> My hands know where the letters are. Not me. :-)
> 
> I find that it's like that with musical instruments too. If someone asks
> me how to make a G shape on a guitar,
> it's much easier for me to just pick up a guitar and let my fingers do
> the walking.
> 
> My fingers speak mandolin, too.  I've come to think of the interface
> between strings and notes or chords as the equivalent of a device
> driver.  Switch instruments, switch drivers - and presto, a song you
> know on one instrument comes out on another.  The high-level functions
> that tell you which chords to play and/or sing remain the same.

I find that works between Irish flute/tin whistle and guitar/banjo. G is 
G. Some though is required with a Boehm flute since the F is really F# on 
the Irish flute.

I learned about CAGED a long time ago for guitars.

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#77561

Fromc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Date2025-11-14 19:22 -0500
Message-ID<CiGdnYSUD-5WWor0nZ2dnZfqn_udnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#77526
On 11/14/25 11:26, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> On 2025-11-14, Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
> 
>> On 2025-11-14 08:08, rbowman wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:30:32 -0500, c186282 wrote:
>>>
>>>>      I forget most younger folks were never
>>>>      trained to do that. The 2-finger approach
>>>>      at best
>>>
>>> I get more than two fingers involved but I'm not a touch typist. It
>>> doesn't take much to throw me off either, I bought same yams today and at
>>> the self checkout kiosk where you have to enter the name "where the hell
>>> is 'y'"
>>
>> Index finger, right hand, top letter row :-)
>>
>> My hands know where the letters are. Not me. :-)
> 
> I find that it's like that with musical instruments too.
> If someone asks me how to make a G shape on a guitar,
> it's much easier for me to just pick up a guitar and
> let my fingers do the walking.
> 
> My fingers speak mandolin, too.  I've come to think of
> the interface between strings and notes or chords as the
> equivalent of a device driver.  Switch instruments, switch
> drivers - and presto, a song you know on one instrument
> comes out on another.  The high-level functions that
> tell you which chords to play and/or sing remain the same.


   It all gets encoded in the cerebellum - becomes
   off-conscious 'automatic'.

   Cerebellums are weird - whole different wiring plan
   than everything else, oddly connected to the rest.
   Likely a much older brain that gradually, partially,
   got integrated with the newer stuff.

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#77529

Fromvallor <vallor@vallor.earth>
Date2025-11-14 17:34 +0000
Message-ID<10f7p6u$2vteq$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#77520
At Fri, 14 Nov 2025 13:40:46 +0100, "Carlos E.R."
<robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:

> On 2025-11-14 08:08, rbowman wrote:
> > On Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:30:32 -0500, c186282 wrote:
> >
> >> On 11/13/25 16:38, Carlos E.R. wrote:
> >>> On 2025-11-13 05:51, c186282 wrote:
> >>>> On 11/12/25 07:44, Andy Burns wrote:
> >>>>> Carlos E.R. wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> You just reminded me of a non working feature in joe, jstar
> >>>>>> mode.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> ^K^B ... ^K^K  to mark a block of text.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Sounds a bit WordStar?
> >>>>
> >>>>     Kinda.
> >>>>
> >>>>     But WordStar was good.
> >>>
> >>> WordStar was designed for touch typists.
> >>
> >>     I forget most younger folks were never
> >>     trained to do that. The 2-finger approach
> >>     at best
> >
> >
> > I get more than two fingers involved but I'm not a touch typist. It
> > doesn't take much to throw me off either, I bought same yams today
> > and at the self checkout kiosk where you have to enter the name
> > "where the hell is 'y'"
> >
>
> Index finger, right hand, top letter row :-)
>
> My hands know where the letters are. Not me. :-)

I learned typing on a manual typewriter in high school.

Then again, using a Cortez Peters textbook, in Radioman
School in the USCG.  The Cortez Peters system improved
my speed and error rate.

https://holmencomputerapps.weebly.com/cortez-peters.html

Obquote:

"Rhythm - you must learn to type with even rhythm. Good even rhythm will
rid you of tension, anxiety and will minimize mistakes made. Instead of
focusing on "quick where is the next letter" even rhythm will let you
focus on what to type. If you slow down to achieve even rhythm you will
in effect speed up."

Hope that helps?

-- 
-v System76 Thelio Mega v1.1 x86_64 NVIDIA RTX 3090Ti 24G
   OS: Linux 6.17.8 D: Mint 22.2 DE: Xfce 4.18 
   NVIDIA: 580.105.08 Mem: 258G
   "Is it ok to use my AM radio after NOON?"

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#77545

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2025-11-14 19:54 +0000
Message-ID<mnpfogFbcr3U5@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#77529
On Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:34:22 +0000, vallor wrote:

> I learned typing on a manual typewriter in high school.

In my high school business and shop kids took typing and Spanish. That 
would have been more useful in later life than Latin/German and no typing 
skills.

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#77519

From"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Date2025-11-14 13:37 +0100
Message-ID<ldkjulxhf2.ln2@Telcontar.valinor>
In reply to#77507
On 2025-11-14 03:30, c186282 wrote:
> On 11/13/25 16:38, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>> On 2025-11-13 05:51, c186282 wrote:
>>> On 11/12/25 07:44, Andy Burns wrote:
>>>> Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> You just reminded me of a non working feature in joe, jstar mode.
>>>>>
>>>>> ^K^B ... ^K^K  to mark a block of text.
>>>>
>>>> Sounds a bit WordStar?
>>>
>>>    Kinda.
>>>
>>>    But WordStar was good.
>>
>> WordStar was designed for touch typists.
> 
>    I forget most younger folks were never
>    trained to do that. The 2-finger approach
>    at best  :-)

We inherited an old typewriter, early 1900. Slow typing, my father used 
the wrong oil, too thick. But he taught me what finger to use for each 
letter and gave me an exercise book, which I soon ignored, too boring. 
But I had to do written works for schools and it was better to type 
them, and somehow I used the correct fingers, slowly. Eventually he 
bought a modern machine, much faster.

There was the philosophy teacher (before 1980), that dictated the 
lessons. My fast handwriting was terrible, so me and a friend typed 
daily the notes, each his own. That daily typing is what got me to blind 
type almost correctly, I can type without looking at the keyboard. But I 
never actually trained "formally".


> 
>> Curio: they designed variants of it that had different interface sets.
> 
>    I've seen different commands, user-definable commands
>    as well. Mostly it's a sub-set of commands however.

I seem to recall wordstar 2000. Google confirms.

WinWorld Forums
https://winworldpc.com › product › wordstar › 2000
WordStar 2000 was a complete re-write in C, where WordStar 3.x had been 
translated Z80 assembler. The product used different file formats, and 
operated ...

WordStar 2000 Review
DOS Days
http://www.dosdays.co.uk › micropro_ws2000_review
WordStar 2000 is easier to learn than the original WordStar. For those 
with WordStar experience, the program will look familiar but the 
keystrokes will be ...


I had no idea that it would have forums about it. What I remember is 
that the command layout was different, I hated that.


-- 
Cheers, Carlos.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

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#77551

Fromc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Date2025-11-14 16:09 -0500
Message-ID<O8SdndPJcaYNB4r0nZ2dnZfqn_GdnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#77519
On 11/14/25 07:37, Carlos E.R. wrote:
> On 2025-11-14 03:30, c186282 wrote:
>> On 11/13/25 16:38, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>> On 2025-11-13 05:51, c186282 wrote:
>>>> On 11/12/25 07:44, Andy Burns wrote:
>>>>> Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> You just reminded me of a non working feature in joe, jstar mode.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ^K^B ... ^K^K  to mark a block of text.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sounds a bit WordStar?
>>>>
>>>>    Kinda.
>>>>
>>>>    But WordStar was good.
>>>
>>> WordStar was designed for touch typists.
>>
>>    I forget most younger folks were never
>>    trained to do that. The 2-finger approach
>>    at best  :-)
> 
> We inherited an old typewriter, early 1900. Slow typing, my father used 
> the wrong oil, too thick. But he taught me what finger to use for each 
> letter and gave me an exercise book, which I soon ignored, too boring. 
> But I had to do written works for schools and it was better to type 
> them, and somehow I used the correct fingers, slowly. Eventually he 
> bought a modern machine, much faster.

   Used to gave one of those big old Underwoods.
   Those weren't so much 'touch' however, more
   like 'bang'.

   Needed a couple extra credits in HS and took
   the typing class. Great investment.


> There was the philosophy teacher (before 1980), that dictated the 
> lessons. My fast handwriting was terrible, so me and a friend typed 
> daily the notes, each his own. That daily typing is what got me to blind 
> type almost correctly, I can type without looking at the keyboard. But I 
> never actually trained "formally".

   Never scored high for "penmanship" ... typing was
   the way ......

>>
>>> Curio: they designed variants of it that had different interface sets.
>>
>>    I've seen different commands, user-definable commands
>>    as well. Mostly it's a sub-set of commands however.
> 
> I seem to recall wordstar 2000. Google confirms.
> 
> WinWorld Forums
> https://winworldpc.com › product › wordstar › 2000
> WordStar 2000 was a complete re-write in C, where WordStar 3.x had been 
> translated Z80 assembler. The product used different file formats, and 
> operated ...
> 
> WordStar 2000 Review
> DOS Days
> http://www.dosdays.co.uk › micropro_ws2000_review
> WordStar 2000 is easier to learn than the original WordStar. For those 
> with WordStar experience, the program will look familiar but the 
> keystrokes will be ...
> 
> 
> I had no idea that it would have forums about it. What I remember is 
> that the command layout was different, I hated that.

   WordStar and close variants were VERY popular back
   in the day. Kind of everyone's "first word processor".
   Everyone used it alongside Lotus-123.

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#77562

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2025-11-15 02:05 +0000
Message-ID<mnq5f4Ffa24U1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#77551
On Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:09:47 -0500, c186282 wrote:

>    WordStar and close variants were VERY popular back in the day. Kind
>    of everyone's "first word processor".
>    Everyone used it alongside Lotus-123.

It was bundled on the Osborne 1 CP/M machine. I got a lot of miles out of 
it as a programming editor in the text mode. When I finally moved to the 
DOS world I bought Brief.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brief_(text_editor)

'ed' wasn't much fun. I think I way have had a freeware clone of vi that 
was no Joy either. I guessing 95% of the people who say 'I use vi' never 
have. Most Linux distros bring up Vim if you type 'vi'. One exception is 
Arch. 'vi' is a hard link to ex which comes up in the visual mode for that 
old timey flavor.

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#77572 — Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ?)

FromNuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid>
Date2025-11-15 09:59 +0000
SubjectRecent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ?)
Message-ID<10f9iud$3dmon$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#77562
On 2025-11-15, rbowman wrote:

> On Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:09:47 -0500, c186282 wrote:
>
>>    WordStar and close variants were VERY popular back in the day. Kind
>>    of everyone's "first word processor".
>>    Everyone used it alongside Lotus-123.
>
> It was bundled on the Osborne 1 CP/M machine. I got a lot of miles out of 
> it as a programming editor in the text mode. When I finally moved to the 
> DOS world I bought Brief.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brief_(text_editor)
>
> 'ed' wasn't much fun. I think I way have had a freeware clone of vi that 
> was no Joy either. I guessing 95% of the people who say 'I use vi' never 
> have. Most Linux distros bring up Vim if you type 'vi'. One exception is 
> Arch. 'vi' is a hard link to ex which comes up in the visual mode for that 
> old timey flavor.

IIRC that source was lost or elusive for a long time, or perhaps held
back by lack of permission to distribute?

I think there were recent attempts to distribute vi from that source
(which may rely on Caldera having had the rights to the UNIX
source?). But I haven't checked this further, and may have grossly
misunderstood something...

There was also a third version in busybox, right?

(X-posting to alt.folklore.computers for the vi history part.)

-- 
Nuno Silva

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#77580 — Re: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ?)

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2025-11-15 17:32 +0000
SubjectRe: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ?)
Message-ID<mnrrp4FnjgqU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#77572
On Sat, 15 Nov 2025 09:59:39 +0000, Nuno Silva wrote:

> On 2025-11-15, rbowman wrote:
> 
>> On Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:09:47 -0500, c186282 wrote:
>>
>>>    WordStar and close variants were VERY popular back in the day. Kind
>>>    of everyone's "first word processor".
>>>    Everyone used it alongside Lotus-123.
>>
>> It was bundled on the Osborne 1 CP/M machine. I got a lot of miles out
>> of it as a programming editor in the text mode. When I finally moved to
>> the DOS world I bought Brief.
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brief_(text_editor)
>>
>> 'ed' wasn't much fun. I think I way have had a freeware clone of vi
>> that was no Joy either. I guessing 95% of the people who say 'I use vi'
>> never have. Most Linux distros bring up Vim if you type 'vi'. One
>> exception is Arch. 'vi' is a hard link to ex which comes up in the
>> visual mode for that old timey flavor.
> 
> IIRC that source was lost or elusive for a long time, or perhaps held
> back by lack of permission to distribute?

Like Unix itself ed and vi had licensing problems.

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/02/01/24/0146248/caldera-releases-
original-unices-under-bsd-license

Somehow at least the legacy vi code escaped the AT&T, UNIX System 
Laboratories, Novel, Caldera, SCO mess.

Stevie was a clone of vi and Vim followed on Stevie. Doing a clean room 
implementation of vi wasn't difficult. Today somebody would probably try 
to patent ':w' as a unique key combination. It should be an object less 
that the companies that spent more time in legal wrangles than product 
development are footnotes in computer folklore.



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#77581 — Re: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ?)

Fromted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>)
Date2025-11-15 18:48 +0000
SubjectRe: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ?)
Message-ID<mns08jFo8mqU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#77580
In article <mnrrp4FnjgqU1@mid.individual.net>,
rbowman  <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
>On Sat, 15 Nov 2025 09:59:39 +0000, Nuno Silva wrote:
>
>> On 2025-11-15, rbowman wrote:
>> 
>>> On Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:09:47 -0500, c186282 wrote:
>>>
>>>>    WordStar and close variants were VERY popular back in the day. Kind
>>>>    of everyone's "first word processor".
>>>>    Everyone used it alongside Lotus-123.
>>>
>>> It was bundled on the Osborne 1 CP/M machine. I got a lot of miles out
>>> of it as a programming editor in the text mode. When I finally moved to
>>> the DOS world I bought Brief.
>>>
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brief_(text_editor)
>>>
>>> 'ed' wasn't much fun. I think I way have had a freeware clone of vi
>>> that was no Joy either. I guessing 95% of the people who say 'I use vi'
>>> never have. Most Linux distros bring up Vim if you type 'vi'. One
>>> exception is Arch. 'vi' is a hard link to ex which comes up in the
>>> visual mode for that old timey flavor.
>> 
>> IIRC that source was lost or elusive for a long time, or perhaps held
>> back by lack of permission to distribute?
>
>Like Unix itself ed and vi had licensing problems.
>
>https://tech.slashdot.org/story/02/01/24/0146248/caldera-releases-
>original-unices-under-bsd-license
>
>Somehow at least the legacy vi code escaped the AT&T, UNIX System 
>Laboratories, Novel, Caldera, SCO mess.
>
>Stevie was a clone of vi and Vim followed on Stevie. Doing a clean room 
>implementation of vi wasn't difficult. Today somebody would probably try 
>to patent ':w' as a unique key combination. It should be an object less 
>that the companies that spent more time in legal wrangles than product 
>development are footnotes in computer folklore.
>
>
>
>

I find it takes a lot of munging to get vim to *really* work like vi.
The one on FreeBSD which I think is technically "nex" is much closer
out of the box.
-- 
columbiaclosings.com
What's not in Columbia anymore..

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#77588 — Re: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ?)

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2025-11-15 21:38 +0000
SubjectRe: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose ?)
Message-ID<mnsa67Fq69cU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#77581
On 15 Nov 2025 18:48:51 GMT, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:


> I find it takes a lot of munging to get vim to *really* work like vi.
> The one on FreeBSD which I think is technically "nex" is much closer out
> of the box.

:he compatible   has the disclaimer

When this option is set, numerous other options are set to make Vim as
Vi-compatible as possible. 

The Arch vi is the real thing. I've no idea what version it is because 
real vi doesn't do --version or much of anything useful. 

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#77590 — Re: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose?)

FromEli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com>
Date2025-11-15 22:07 +0000
SubjectRe: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose?)
Message-ID<eli$2511151640@qaz.wtf>
In reply to#77588
In comp.os.linux.misc, rbowman  <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
> On 15 Nov 2025 18:48:51 GMT, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
>> I find it takes a lot of munging to get vim to *really* work like vi.

:set compatible 

does a very good job. It does leave out some of the bugs. The nvi
implementation claims to be bug compatible, but then compare how
modelines work in Real vi versus nvi and you'll be unable to believe
that claim. I also don't think it supports "arbitrary ex mode command
in third column of a tags file":

   tagname	filename	operation

Invoke a tag with, say, ":tag tagname" and then it opens the named
file and runs the operation. In defanged editors, the only operations
supported are movements, like a :linenumber or /search-pattern/. In
real vi you can chain ex commands to do things like

	:1,20 w >>$HOME/.profile | 99

That's going to append twenty lines to the user's .profile and then
jump to line 99 of the file.

stevie / elvis / neovim / busybox vi / ... are at best vi flavored editor.

>> The one on FreeBSD which I think is technically "nex" is much closer out
>> of the box.

nex / nvi are the same, right?

> :he compatible   has the disclaimer
> 
> When this option is set, numerous other options are set to make Vim as
> Vi-compatible as possible. 
> 
> The Arch vi is the real thing. I've no idea what version it is because 
> real vi doesn't do --version or much of anything useful. 

In vi, the standard way to get the version is with ":version". It looks
like arch is using Heirloom Vi:

https://ex-vi.sourceforge.net/

That is a port of old code with many multibyte (eg UTF-8) fixes. It
should work with hardcopy terminals, which a lot of other vi
implementations (including vim) will not do. Those others expect you
to use ex mode on hardcopy terminals.

I learned vi on Digital Unix, A/UX, HP-UX, SunOS 4, and Solaris
2.(various), but I dabbled in vi clones for a long time, and was using
vim back in the 2.x versions. Elvis is still the default vi in
Slackware, and I've used recent versions of elvis for that reason. nvi
is default on NetBSD, and probably that FreeBSD one mentioned above. I
use NetBSD regularly and other BSDs very rarely.

In the vim distro there are sample macro packages. The ones to run
Conway's Game of Life were written by me on a Solaris box. The Solaris
vi can run them, but eventually it crashes out because there is a bug
that makes real vi (at least real vi of that era) forget marks after a
while. Vim will just work. Neovim fails to even start.

On the Debian system I'm working on right now those macros are in
/usr/share/vim/vim90/macros/life/

Elijah
------
admits elvis is a pretty good vi imitation, but still not perfect

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#77593 — Re: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose?)

FromLawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Date2025-11-15 22:21 +0000
SubjectRe: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose?)
Message-ID<10faucd$3p4r1$7@dont-email.me>
In reply to#77590
On Sat, 15 Nov 2025 22:07:46 -0000 (UTC), Eli the Bearded wrote:

> I also don't think it supports "arbitrary ex mode command in
> third column of a tags file" ...

Isn’t there a vi derivative that supports Lua as an alternative extension 
language to those antiquated ex commands?

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#77598 — Re: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose?)

FromEli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com>
Date2025-11-15 23:14 +0000
SubjectRe: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose?)
Message-ID<eli$2511151813@qaz.wtf>
In reply to#77593
In comp.os.linux.misc, Lawrence DOliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Nov 2025 22:07:46 -0000 (UTC), Eli the Bearded wrote:
>> I also don't think it supports "arbitrary ex mode command in
>> third column of a tags file" ...
> Isn't there a vi derivative that supports Lua as an alternative extension 
> language to those antiquated ex commands?

I wouldn't know and I don't care to look. I don't find scripting
language integration with the editor to my tastes. I did just see
someone in comp.editors complaining about something Lua related in vim,
and I could believe vim offers it as a compile option. I have not
compile vim myself in a while.

(There was a 8.1.x vim that had a bug with <ctrl-v><ctrl-m> on the : line,
and that was painful enough for me to recompile instead of using the
package, but since then package version is fine.)

Elijah
------
whose notes say that compile was early 2020

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#77602 — Re: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose?)

FromLawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Date2025-11-16 00:29 +0000
SubjectRe: Recent history of vi (was: Re: Python/C/Pascal ... How To Choose?)
Message-ID<10fb5to$3rft5$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#77598
On Sat, 15 Nov 2025 23:14:09 -0000 (UTC), Eli the Bearded wrote:

> In comp.os.linux.misc, Lawrence DOliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>>
>> Isn't there a vi derivative that supports Lua as an alternative
>> extension language to those antiquated ex commands?
> 
> I wouldn't know and I don't care to look. I don't find scripting
> language integration with the editor to my tastes.

You don’t think of it as an improvement on what’s already there?

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