[net.emacs] text editor ok for binary files want

dan@rna.UUCP (01/20/85)

	My favorite editor for binary files used to be TECO. The version
I have runs on PDP-11 UNIXs but may well run on VAX's using emulation mode.
It is great for editing binary files of any length and contents. I often
use it to change strings in binary copies of programs.
	I believe many versions of EMACS for the VAX also work acceptably
for editing binary files.

roy@phri.UUCP (Roy Smith) (01/22/85)

> 	I believe many versions of EMACS for the VAX also work acceptably
> for editing binary files.

After I got over puking at the idea of editing binary files, I decided
to let people know that the CCA emacs for 4.2 BSD will handle binary files
fine.  You can insert 8-bit bytes by using "Quoted Meta Insert".  God knows
why you would want to, though.
-- 
{allegra,seismo}!vax135!timeinc\
            cmcl2!rocky2!cubsvax>!phri!roy  (Roy Smith)
                  ihnp4!timeinc/

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