ejg@ednor.UU.NET (Ed Gaudet) (06/08/90)
NEW VERSION OF EDT+
GIVES DEC USERS MORE POWER.
ANDOVER, MASS., MAY 1, 1990...After several months of
research and development, Boston Business Computing, Ltd., the
leading developer of DEC-compatible software, has announced
that it is shipping a new version of EDT+, the only complete
emulation of DIGITAL's text editor, VAX EDT, available for
MS-DOS and UNIX systems. BBC is scheduled to demonstrate EDT+
5.0 at DEXPO East (Booth #1032), June 26-28, in Boston, MA.
The new release, EDT+ 5.0, is 50% faster than its
predecessor and features multiple windows, the ability to edit
multiple files using wildcards on the command line, 132-column
mode, status line and ruler, insert/overwrite modes,
additional color support, adjustable tab stops, command
editing and recall from within EDT+, an updated manual, an
UNDO command, and improved buffer manipulation. Further
enhancements have been made to the EDIT and SAVE commands,
HELP, JOURNAL, and LEARN facilities, and the keyboard
interface.
"Research conducted by Digital Review and Digital News
revealed the text editors being used most at VAX sites were
EDT 88%, EVE 61%, a customized version of DEC's Text
Processing Utility (TPU) 30%, vi 29%, EMACS 26%, and EDT+
14%," stated Edward J. Gaudet, BBC Marketing Manager.
"Although this research indicated that a large segment of EDT
aficionados still existed, it also disclosed a growing EVE
community. To reach this increasing segment, we've added EVE
features as well as those features found 'most important' to
users such as speed, windows, undo, keystroke macros, and 132-
column support. Clearly, these new features move EDT+ 5.0
into a class with other powerful editors such as EMACS and
vi."
Additionally, EDT+ 5.0 supports over 50 UNIX systems,
many of the popular keyboards such as Digital's LK250, and
includes interfaces for EVE, EMACS, vi and WPS.
According to Christopher Faylor, Director of Software
Development, "EDT+ 5.0 is still the most robust emulation of
the VAX EDT available today. The EDT 'modes' offered with
EMACS and TPU are only partial implementations. There are
incompatibilities with Keypad, Nokeypad, and Line modes,
vertical scrolling, and the redefinition of keys, to name just
a few."
EDT+ has been installed at approximately 6,500 sites
worldwide, including Fortune 500 Corporations such as Abbott
Labs, Caterpillar Inc., Digital Equipment Corporation, Dupont,
Eastman-Kodak, Fermi Labs, GE, Hughes Aircraft, Lawrence
Livermore, Lockheed, and Teradyne. At these sites, the
majority of EDT+ users consist
of software programmers, system managers, and general computer
users that have worked on a VAX/VMS system for a number of
years and wish to continue using a compatible text editor
under UNIX and MS-DOS.
Currently, EDT+ is resold by the following OEMs: Accelr8
Technology, Alliant, Bull H.N. WIS, FPS, Convex, Encore,
Gould, Intergraph, Modcomp, and Stardent. In addition, EDT+
is reference-sold by the 88open Consortium Ltd., Convergent,
Data General, Digital Equipment Corporation, Evans &
Sutherland, Hewlett-Packard, MIPS, Motorola, Prime, Pyramid,
Sequent, Solbourne, Sony, Sun Microsystems, Tektronix, and
Unisys.
EDT+ 5.0 is available now. Licenses start at $295.00 and
include a 30-day, money-back guarantee and free customer
support and updates for 60 days. Customers and OEMs under
maintenance will receive the new version free of charge.
Annual Maintenance Plans are available. For more information,
call Boston Business Computing, Ltd. at (508) 470-0444.
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EDT+, VCL, Vbackup, and Vmail are trademarks of Boston
Business Computing, Ltd. UNIX is a Registered Trademark of
AT&T. DEC, ULTRIX, VAX, VMS, and WPS are trademarks of
Digital Equipment Corporation. All other product names are
registered trademarks of their respective manufacturers.
Contact: Edward J. Gaudet
(508)470-0444 x303