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- (C) Copywrite 1986, by Dean Kelley; ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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- You may copy and distribute this package freely provided that:
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- 1. NO fee is charged for such copying and distribution.
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- 2. ONLY the entire package is distributed---i.e., all 3 files; EDIT.COM,
- EDIT.DOC, and EDTINST.COM must be distributed.
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- 3. The files are distributed ONLY in their original unmodified state.
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- If you like the editor and find it useful your contribution of $5 (individuals)
- will be appreciated. You may NOT use this product in a commercial environment
- or governmental organization without paying a license fee of $35.
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- If you fail to abide by the terms of this license your conscience will haunt
- you for the rest of your (miserable) life.
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- Address all inquiries, comments, etc. to
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- Dean Kelley
- Post Office Box 671
- Mankato, Minnesota 56001.
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- EDIT.COM is a full-screen editor with certain features which make it convenient
- for use in writing programs in various languages. It is a small editor capable
- of editing text of less than about 32,000 bytes. EDIT was written with an eye
- toward ease of use. For that reason, the following document will be easy to
- discard after using the editor for a while. A help window is included in the
- editor.
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- In order to use EDIT you must install it by executing the file EDTINST.COM.
- This program sets up various default values for the editor. As features are
- added to EDIT the content of the installation program and the file that it
- creates will change. At present (version 2.10) EDTINST sets up the default
- file extension for files written by the editor and also sets the default drive
- for the editor. Certain default values are provided by EDTINST as 'default-
- defaults.'
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- The editor is executed by typing its name, EDIT, followed by an optional file-
- name at the prompt. If no filename is included, EDIT prompts for a filename.
- Default values may be used if EDIT prompts, no default values are applied if
- a filename is entered on the command line. The filename can include both drive
- and extension, or any combination thereof.
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- Experiment with it until you get the hang of it.
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- EDIT's work screen consists of a legend across the top which provides various
- information about the file being edited and the mode(s) of the editor. At the
- present (version 2.10) the 'Indent' and 'Insert' modes are permanently set. In
- the (very) near future both modes will be alterable from within the editor. At
- the very right of the top line you will notice 'F10=Help.' This will call up
- the help window which explains the various functions of the editor. You quit
- editing by hitting the F1 key.
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- When quitting you are given the option of saving or not saving the file.
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- Although I originally wrote EDIT.COM for use on my IBM-PC, I recently moved it
- to a Zenith-158. This machine has a turbo switch allowing operation at both
- 4.77 and 8 mhz. At 8 mhz this editor is VERY nice...