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Re: Will the real vi please stand up?



On Tue, 15 Apr 1997, Leslie Mikesell wrote:

> I learned vi under SysVr3 and SysVr4 and didn't see much difference
> under Slackware/elvis.   Vim does have some annoying differences but
> I can't remember the specifics.  Emacs with viper-mode is pretty
> faithful too. 

Emacs emulating vi?  The only good thing about emacs is that it's easy
to learn.  Emacs emulating vi is:
1. SLOWWWWWwwwwzzzz...
2. vi-like interface.
3. As far as i can remember, you must press ESC twice...

Vadik.

--
Vadim Vygonets * vadik@cs.huji.ac.il * vadik@debian.org * Unix admin
If you think C++ is not overly complicated, just what is a protected
abstract virtual base pure virtual private destructor, and when was
the last time you needed one?  -- Tom Cargil, C++ Journal, Fall 1990.


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