[comp.editors] Looking for XEDIT look-a-like editor for UNIX

hvozda@udun.endor.cs.psu.edu (Eric S Hvozda) (02/14/91)

I am looking for a XEDIT look-a-like editor for UNIX land.  Someone had
suggested looking at uunet.uu.net, but I have not been able to find it.  Does
anyone have a copy or know where I can get the source?  XEDIT is the editor
for IBM mainframes, it also looks similar to KEDIT.  So if anyone knows
about where I can get it or has a copy, please let me know...
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Ack!                                  esh101@psuvm.psu.edu        ESH101@PSUVM
Of course these ideas are mine...     hvozda@endor.cs.psu.edu     DoD #0217

dionj@netcom.COM (Dion Johnson) (02/15/91)

From article <x01G8lpm@cs.psu.edu>, by hvozda@udun.endor.cs.psu.edu (Eric S Hvozda):
> I am looking for a XEDIT look-a-like editor for UNIX land.  Someone had
> suggested looking at uunet.uu.net, but I have not been able to find it.  Does
> anyone have a copy or know where I can get the source?  XEDIT is the editor
> for IBM mainframes, it also looks similar to KEDIT.  So if anyone knows
> about where I can get it or has a copy, please let me know...
> --
> Ack!                                  esh101@psuvm.psu.edu        ESH101@PSUVM
> Of course these ideas are mine...     hvozda@endor.cs.psu.edu     DoD #0217

There is a version of XEDIT from The Software Group, but it's a commercial
product and I presume source is expensive.  I just spoke to Mansfield Software
about porting KEDIT to UNIX, but Kevin feels the demand is stronger for him
to work on a Win3 version, so it's still in the "maybe, someday" list.

Emacs is supposed to be able to do everything... maybe some emacs disciple could
whip out a set of macros to emulate XEDIT?
-Dion
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