[net.micro.6809] OS-9 Comments & Questions

dyer@wivax.UUCP (Stephen Dyer) (10/29/83)

My opinion of the OS-9 default editor is that it's a combination
of the WORST of ED and TECO.  I also found the command set to be
unpredictably unintuitive--the conventions are ALMOST what you'd
expect, but just crocked enough that you damage yourself frequently,
if you're not careful to be looking at the manual.  Am I wrong, or
can you not abort an editor session after typing:

EDIT OLDFILE

I haven't seen how to do this.

/Steve Dyer
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