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- From: peter@dragon.acadiau.ca (Peter Steele)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
- Subject: Re: replacement for vi
- Message-ID: <1993Jan23.160910.21004@dragon.acadiau.ca>
- Date: 23 Jan 93 16:09:10 GMT
- References: <93015.113527BPS106@psuvm.psu.edu> <9136@lhdsy1.lahabra.chevron.com> <EJH.93Jan18200012@khonshu.colorado.edu> <1993Jan22.170621.19062@news.eng.convex.com>
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- >I know many folks who've used GNU emacs and gone back to vi. These are
- >world-class programmers who have legitimate reasons for their choices.
- >Be not so quick to discredit your betters.
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- I have a guy working for me who said he gave emacs a three month trial
- and ended up going back to vi. He said he found emacs slow, and could
- ultimately get more productivity out of vi....
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- Peter Steele Unix Services Manager peter.steele@acadiau.ca
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