mlj8e@dale.acc.Virginia.EDU (Michael L. Johnson) (03/09/89)
From time to time I have requested and have seen requests on the net for the VAX-VMS EDT editor to run on SGI 4D machines. I now have received two different commercial EDT versions for the 4D. We are currently evaluating these. Both seem to work just fine and before someone complains I do not own stock in either company. I am posting this for all of you who came from a VMS machine and do not like VI or EMACS. MESIRA, 3109 Scotts Valley Drive, Scotts Valley, CA 95066 (408)-425-7115 sells a modified version of UNIPRESS EMACS which seems to be a very nice emulation of EDT. Boston Business Computing, Ltd., 360 Merrimack Street, Riverwalk Center, Lawrence, Massachusetts 01843 (508)-683-7920 sells two products: EDT+ and VCL. EDT+ is a stand alone EDT editor. VCL is a shell like CSH or SH which looks very close to the VAX-VMS DCL command language. VCL is not 100% DCL because it is a shell on a UNIX box, but it is close. I know I will be flamed because I seem to want to make my 4D look like a VMS machine. I do not care. After all, isn't UNIX supposed to adapt to my needs instead of what some computer scientist thinks that I need. I now run EDT on our VMS machines, our IBM-PC's, our PDP-11's and our SGI machines. It is nice not being forced to use a reincarnation of TECO just because the UNIX box is more cost effective. That really should get a few flames. (804)-924-8607 Michael L. Johnson mlj8e@virginia.EDU Pharmacology Dept. uunet!virginia!mlj8e Box 448; Univ. of Va. mlj8e@virginia.BITNET Charlottesville, Va. 22908
spike@adt.UUCP (Joe Ilacqua) (03/09/89)
<>From time to time I have requested and have seen requests on the <net for the VAX-VMS EDT editor to run on SGI 4D machines. I now <have received two different commercial EDT versions for the 4D. <We are currently evaluating these. Both seem to work just fine <and before someone complains I do not own stock in either company. <I am posting this for all of you who came from a VMS machine and <do not like VI or EMACS. Of course you could just use (gnu) EMACS in EDT emulation mode and save your money. <I know I will be flamed because I seem to want to make my 4D look <like a VMS machine. Naa You just don't know any better.... Joe Ilacqua "Engineers For UNIX"
mlj8e@dale.acc.Virginia.EDU (Michael L. Johnson) (03/10/89)
This is a followup on my previous post about the availability of EDT for the 4D system. I just got a moderately rude message indicating that I should get gnu EMACS and put it into EDT emulation mode. For those who have not tried this I would not suggest it. The EDT emulation mode of the version of gnu EMACS which I tried would only emulate about 50% of what the EDT editor can do. In my opinion, a half way emulation is worse than no emulation. (804)-924-8607 Michael L. Johnson mlj8e@virginia.EDU Pharmacology Dept. uunet!virginia!mlj8e Box 448; Univ. of Va. mlj8e@virginia.BITNET Charlottesville, Va. 22908
rpaul@dasys1.UUCP (Rod Paul) (03/13/89)
Well I guess some people never want to progress.....