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Re: line editors

From "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.folklore.computers
Subject Re: line editors
Date 2020-11-16 20:38 +0100
Message-ID <d31b8h-fvd.ln1@Telcontar.valinor> (permalink)
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On 16/11/2020 18.06, Anssi Saari wrote:
> Dallas <dallas@texas.usa> writes:
> 
>> I tripped across this list of so-called "line editors"
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_text_editors&oldid=973653121#Line_editors
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_editor
>>
>> and it brought back to my mind my many days of using some of them, especially EDLIN and ed
> 
> I insisted on, I think it was QEdit, on MS-DOS before MS shipped a half
> decent editor in MS-DOS 5. Even on a floppy if nothing else. So I pretty
> much never used EDLIN. OTOH, today I have a couple of little ed scripts
> to edit a config file in place in my Linux machine.

The first good enough plain text editor I was really happy with (for 
maintenance jobs) was ted.com, which was published by PC Magazine as 
assembler. I had to type it all. Living in Spain in a student residence, 
there was no way I could grab a modem and download it from some server 
of the magazine in the USA. Not even using my parents phone, they would 
skin me alive for the cost of the international call "for some computer 
game". So I typed it all :-D

The .com file was about 3 KB, perhaps less. Perfect for floppies (360 KB 
or so each)


-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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line editors Dallas <dallas@texas.usa> - 2020-11-13 18:10 -0600
  Re: line editors Bob Eager <news0073@eager.cx> - 2020-11-14 09:49 +0000
    Re: line editors Bill Findlay <findlaybill@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2020-11-15 00:39 +0000
      Re: line editors Bill Findlay <findlaybill@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2020-11-15 01:32 +0000
      Re: line editors Bob Eager <news0073@eager.cx> - 2020-11-15 08:54 +0000
      Re: line editors Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2020-11-16 06:35 -0700
        Re: line editors Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> - 2020-11-16 14:33 +0000
          Re: line editors Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2020-11-16 11:52 -0700
        Re: line editors J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2020-11-16 11:45 -0500
        Re: line editors "Kerr-Mudd,John" <notsaying@127.0.0.1> - 2020-11-17 18:25 +0000
  Re: line editors "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-11-14 12:53 +0100
    Re: line editors Dallas <dallas@texas.usa> - 2020-11-14 09:52 -0600
      Re: line editors "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-11-14 20:09 +0100
        Re: line editors JimP <chucktheouch@gmail.com> - 2020-11-15 13:59 -0600
          Re: line editors Bob Eager <news0073@eager.cx> - 2020-11-15 20:55 +0000
            Re: line editors JimP <chucktheouch@gmail.com> - 2020-11-16 12:49 -0600
              Re: line editors Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2020-11-16 11:53 -0700
                Re: line editors JimP <chucktheouch@gmail.com> - 2020-11-16 17:40 -0600
          Re: line editors "Kerr-Mudd,John" <notsaying@127.0.0.1> - 2020-11-17 18:35 +0000
            Re: line editors Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2020-11-17 18:42 +0000
              Re: line editors Bob Eager <news0073@eager.cx> - 2020-11-17 21:04 +0000
                Re: line editors "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-11-17 23:28 +0100
                Re: line editors Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2020-11-18 15:51 +0200
                Re: line editors Bob Eager <news0073@eager.cx> - 2020-11-18 14:32 +0000
                Re: line editors "Kerr-Mudd,John" <notsaying@127.0.0.1> - 2020-11-23 11:35 +0000
              Re: line editors "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-11-17 22:07 +0100
            Re: line editors "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-11-17 19:43 +0100
            Re: line editors Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2020-11-17 20:14 +0000
              Re: line editors maus <maus@dmaus.org> - 2020-11-18 08:44 +0000
              Re: line editors Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2020-12-21 12:24 -0500
            Re: line editors Bob Eager <news0073@eager.cx> - 2020-11-17 21:04 +0000
              Re: line editors Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2020-12-21 12:28 -0500
                Re: line editors Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2020-12-21 16:00 -0700
    Re: line editors Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2020-11-14 21:03 +0000
      Re: line editors Dallas <dallas@texas.usa> - 2020-11-14 15:15 -0600
        Re: line editors Bob Eager <news0073@eager.cx> - 2020-11-14 21:33 +0000
  Re: line editors songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2020-11-14 08:02 -0500
  Re: line editors Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2020-11-14 14:51 +0000
    Re: line editors Bob Eager <news0073@eager.cx> - 2020-11-14 15:30 +0000
    Re: line editors Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2020-11-14 12:34 -0500
      Re: line editors Dallas <dallas@texas.usa> - 2020-11-14 12:28 -0600
      Re: line editors Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2020-11-14 18:36 +0000
        Re: line editors Dallas <dallas@texas.usa> - 2020-11-14 13:39 -0600
          Re: line editors Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> - 2020-11-15 10:07 +0000
            Re: line editors Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2020-11-15 14:30 +0000
            Re: line editors scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2020-11-15 15:58 +0000
              Re: line editors Bob Eager <news0073@eager.cx> - 2020-11-15 17:35 +0000
              Re: line editors Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2020-11-15 18:32 +0000
                Re: line editors scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2020-11-15 20:46 +0000
      Re: line editors Bob Eager <news0073@eager.cx> - 2020-11-14 21:06 +0000
        Re: line editors Dallas <dallas@texas.usa> - 2020-11-14 15:20 -0600
  Re: line editors Andy Leighton <andyl@azaal.plus.com> - 2020-11-14 09:57 -0600
    Re: line editors scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2020-11-14 17:48 +0000
  Re:line editors Sarr Blumson  <sarr.blumson@alum.dartmouth.org> - 2020-11-14 22:03 -0500
  Re: line editors Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2020-11-16 19:06 +0200
    Re: line editors Dallas <dallas@texas.usa> - 2020-11-16 11:26 -0600
    Re: line editors "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-11-16 20:38 +0100
      Re: line editors Dallas <dallas@texas.usa> - 2020-11-16 14:38 -0600
        Re: line editors Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2020-11-16 14:13 -0700
          Re: line editors "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-11-16 22:33 +0100
      Re: line editors Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2020-11-16 14:13 -0700
        Re: line editors Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> - 2020-11-16 21:24 +0000
          Re: line editors Bob Eager <news0073@eager.cx> - 2020-11-16 21:40 +0000
            Re: line editors Bob Eager <news0073@eager.cx> - 2020-11-16 21:45 +0000
        Re: line editors "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-11-16 22:38 +0100
      Re: line editors Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2020-11-16 23:46 +0200
        Re: line editors "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-11-16 23:20 +0100
    Re: line editors Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2020-11-17 00:18 +0000
      Re: line editors "Kerr-Mudd,John" <notsaying@127.0.0.1> - 2020-11-17 18:29 +0000
        Re: line editors "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-11-17 19:42 +0100
          Re: line editors Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2020-11-17 14:23 -0700
            Re: line editors scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2020-11-17 21:42 +0000
            Re: line editors Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2020-11-17 17:32 -0500
            Re: line editors drb@ihatespam.msu.edu (Dennis Boone) - 2020-11-17 21:29 -0600
              Re: line editors J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2020-11-17 23:19 -0500
                Re: line editors Andy Leighton <andyl@azaal.plus.com> - 2020-11-18 04:01 -0600
                Re: line editors Dallas <dallas@texas.usa> - 2020-11-18 04:57 -0600
                Re: line editors Andy Leighton <andyl@azaal.plus.com> - 2020-11-18 09:15 -0600
                Re: line editors J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2020-11-18 12:51 -0500
                Re: line editors Dallas <dallas@texas.usa> - 2020-11-18 12:00 -0600
                Re: line editors Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2020-11-18 18:14 +0000
                Re: line editors Dallas <dallas@texas.usa> - 2020-11-18 15:41 -0600
                Re: line editors Dallas <dallas@texas.usa> - 2020-11-18 12:05 -0600
                Re: line editors J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2020-11-18 16:27 -0500
                Re: line editors Dallas <dallas@texas.usa> - 2020-11-18 15:45 -0600
                Re: line editors J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2020-11-18 17:46 -0500
                Re: line editors Dallas <dallas@texas.usa> - 2020-11-18 20:20 -0600
                Re: line editors J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2020-11-18 08:16 -0500
                Re: line editors Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2020-11-18 07:31 -0700
                Re: line editors J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2020-11-18 12:40 -0500
                Re: line editors scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2020-11-18 22:06 +0000
                Re: line editors Jan van den Broek <fortytwo@xs4all.nl> - 2020-11-20 21:33 +0100
                Re: line editors J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2020-11-20 18:09 -0500
                Re: line editors Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2020-11-21 18:27 +0000
                Re: line editors Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2020-11-21 15:06 -0500
                Re: line editors Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> - 2020-11-22 09:09 +0000
                Re: line editors Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2020-11-22 10:02 +0000
                Re: line editors Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2020-11-21 18:52 +0000
                Re: line editors Gerard Schildberger <gerard46@rrt.net> - 2020-11-18 12:19 -0800
            Re: line editors Dallas <dallas@texas.usa> - 2020-11-18 04:54 -0600
            Re: line editors Andreas Eder <a_eder_muc@web.de> - 2020-11-19 16:34 +0100
      Re: line editors Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2020-11-17 18:32 +0000
      Re: line editors Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2020-11-17 18:40 +0000
        Re: line editors Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2020-11-17 19:44 +0000
          Re: line editors Andreas Eder <a_eder_muc@web.de> - 2020-11-19 16:45 +0100
        Re: line editors Andy Leighton <andyl@azaal.plus.com> - 2020-11-17 14:11 -0600
        Re: line editors Elliott Roper <nospam@yrl.co.uk> - 2020-11-17 21:20 +0000
      Re: line editors Jan van den Broek <fortytwo@xs4all.nl> - 2020-11-19 21:41 +0100
        Re: line editors Niklas Karlsson <anksil@yahoo.se> - 2020-11-20 06:53 +0000
          Re: line editors Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2020-11-20 07:50 +0000
          Re: line editors Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2020-11-20 08:07 +0000
            Re: line editors Jan van den Broek <fortytwo@xs4all.nl> - 2020-11-30 20:52 +0100
          Re: line editors Bob Eager <news0073@eager.cx> - 2020-11-20 09:07 +0000
            Re: line editors Niklas Karlsson <anksil@yahoo.se> - 2020-11-23 08:59 +0000
              Re: line editors Bob Eager <news0073@eager.cx> - 2020-11-23 10:09 +0000
                Re: line editors Dallas <dallas@texas.usa> - 2020-11-23 08:07 -0600
                Re: line editors Dallas <dallas@texas.usa> - 2020-11-23 08:11 -0600
                Re: line editors scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2020-11-23 15:28 +0000
                Re: line editors drb@ihatespam.msu.edu (Dennis Boone) - 2020-11-23 14:58 -0600
                Re: line editors Richard Thiebaud <thiebauddick2@aol.com> - 2020-11-23 18:21 -0500
                Re: line editors drb@ihatespam.msu.edu (Dennis Boone) - 2020-11-23 20:15 -0600
                Re: line editors Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2020-11-24 11:01 -0700
                Re: line editors scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2020-11-24 18:54 +0000
              Re: line editors J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2020-11-23 09:02 -0500
              Re: line editors scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2020-11-23 15:26 +0000
          Re: line editors Jan van den Broek <fortytwo@xs4all.nl> - 2020-11-30 20:47 +0100
        Re: line editors maus <maus@dmaus.org> - 2020-11-20 17:47 +0000

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