ked@garnet.berkeley.edu (Earl H. Kinmonth) (04/21/89)
In article <306@dkstar.UUCP> jdb@dkstar.UUCP (Jon Bennett ) writes: > > I am looking for a vendor that sells a version of VI that wil >run on an IBM/PC... 8088 based machine. Mortice Kern Systems 35 King Stree North Waterloo, Ontario Canada N2J 2W9 519-884-2251 {allegra,decvax}!watmath!mks!toolkit An excellent conversion of vi plus many other **IX tools.
ok@quintus.UUCP (Richard A. O'Keefe) (04/21/89)
In article <306@dkstar.UUCP> jdb@dkstar.UUCP (Jon Bennett ) writes: > I am looking for a vendor that sells a version of VI that wil >run on an IBM/PC... 8088 based machine. "The Z Text Editor", Manx Software Systems, Inc., P.O.Box 55, Shrewsbury, N.J. 07701. (201) 542 2121. [Taken from the 1986 manual.]
kattke@ihlpf.ATT.COM (Kattke) (04/21/89)
In article <306@dkstar.UUCP>, jdb@dkstar.UUCP (Jon Bennett) writes: > I am looking for a vendor that sells a version of VI that wil > run on an IBM/PC... 8088 based machine. The user's manual for mine says: Custom Software Systems PO Box 551 M. O. Shrewsbury MA 01545 617-842-1712 Jerry Kattke ihlpf!kattke
gph@hpsemc.HP.COM (Paul Houtz) (04/22/89)
>I am looking for a vendor that sells a version of VI that wil >run on an IBM/PC... 8088 based machine. MKS Tool Kit from Mortice Kern Systems.
kg@elan.UUCP (Ken Greer) (04/22/89)
From article <8301@ihlpf.ATT.COM>, by kattke@ihlpf.ATT.COM (Kattke): >>I am looking for a vendor that sells a version of VI that will >>run on an IBM/PC... 8088 based machine. > > The user's manual for mine says: Custom Software Systems ... CSS went out of business a year or so ago. Anyway, MKS has one which we use internally and actually sell too. It's $149, available in the U.S. from... Elan Computer Group, Inc. 888 Villa Street, 3rd Floor Mountain View, CA 94041 Phone: 415-964-2200 FAX: 415-964-8588
jpn@genrad.uucp (John P. Nelson) (04/25/89)
>> I am looking for a vendor that sells a version of VI that wil >>run on an IBM/PC... 8088 based machine. > >"The Z Text Editor", Manx Software Systems, Inc., P.O.Box 55, >Shrewsbury, N.J. 07701. (201) 542 2121. [Taken from the 1986 manual.] Yow! Let me recommend AGAINST the "Z" editor from Manx. While they will sell it as a standalone package (it's normally bundled with their compiler), it is EXPENSIVE to buy that way (cost as much as MKS vi, if I remember correctly), and is nowhere near as powerful. It is evident that Z was compiled with a "small" memory model: Editing is limited to files about 32K or less in length, and is missing lots of features that vi users will sorely miss. john nelson UUCP: {decvax,mit-eddie}!genrad!jpn smail: jpn@genrad.com
itwaf@dcatla.UUCP (Bill Fulton [Sys Admin]) (04/27/89)
In article <520@elan.UUCP> kg@elan.UUCP (Ken Greer) writes: >From article <8301@ihlpf.ATT.COM>, by kattke@ihlpf.ATT.COM (Kattke): >>>I am looking for a vendor that sells a version of VI that will >>>run on an IBM/PC... 8088 based machine. >> The user's manual for mine says: Custom Software Systems ... >CSS went out of business a year or so ago. Anyway, MKS has >one which we use internally and actually sell too. It's $149, >available in the U.S. from... > Elan Computer Group, Inc. Some comments from a guy who has used both CSS and MKS versions of vi: I'm still using CSS vi, out of habit. I plan to convert to MKS vi, because: > I am very, very, (...) happy with the MKS Toolkit (vi PLUS many, many Unix software tools, including ksh!!!). Vi comes with the Toolkit, and interfaces well to the ksh in the Toolkit. > CSS is out of business. This degrades support. :-) > The MKS imp is a good one, including a couragous attempt to interface to 'the shell', including filters. If you go with MKS, I'd suggest the following: > Buy direct from MKS. In my experience, the support has been good to excellent. Also, they offer special support contracts, including guaranteed updates (which about pays for the maint contract). > Get the full 'Toolkit', not just the vi editor. MKS offers vi separately, or as a part of the Toolkit package. Skip a few lunches and spend the extra bucks on the full package! A brief plug for MKS: The 'Toolkit' makes DOS damn near bearable. I've done some pretty serious production and development work with this package. Quality is 'reasonably good', support is very good. I think this is quite relevant to this newsgroup - the editor, shell, and utilities in the MKS Toolkit make it possible to keep a modicum of sanity when you have to use both *nix and DOS. (There are other similar products, but I haven't heard of one that comes close to the breadth of the Toolkit). Bill ("vi or death") Fulton