korn@datagen.UUCP (04/08/86)
I've just received PC/VI Version 1.01 from Custom Software
Systems. The release also included a new manual. The manual
is both twice the size of the original one I got back in November
and has been greatly cleaned up and enhanced.
The new version of the program has about 99% of the bugs fixed
which I've seen documented here on the net, plus a number of
other enhancements. One interested enhancement is that the .EXE
file is 2KB smaller! CSS said that they made a number of optimizations
to reduce the size of their data space requirement.
Another interesting addition was the inclusion of a version of the
program which was specifically compiled for the 80186 instruction
set (this includes the NEC V20 and 80286). CSS makes no guarantees
that this version will work, but I've used it and have yet to
find a problem. Now if they only thing they had to do was
recompile the program, why don't other software manufacturers do
the same thing?
If you have no idea what PC/VI is, it is a FULL (and I do mean full!)
implementation of the UNIX VI under MS-DOS. It is available from:
Custom Software Systems
PO Box 551 MO
Shrewsbury, MA 01545
617-842-1712
(Note: The latest letter I got from them said explicitly that
you will probably only be able to reach them from 7-8:30AM and
8-11PM. However, you can leave a message on their answering
machine and the DO return their phone calls.)
Disclaimer: I have no affiliation with this company. Please send
any orders or information requests to the above address.
John Korn
Diagnostics Engineer
Data General Corp.
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