" Maynard) (03/06/90)
In article <511237@nstar.UUCP> larry@nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder) writes: >I'm looking for a good small safe wordstar compatible editor for use >under 386/ix (or Xenix). If you find one in source form, let me know...I've been looking for such a beast for years. No, the commonly available set of WordStar key bindings for EMACS-style editors won't cut it; there's a fundamental difference in how they mark blocks that makes the emulation inaccurate at best. -- Jay Maynard, EMT-P, K5ZC, PP-ASEL | Never ascribe to malice that which can jay@splut.conmicro.com (eieio)| adequately be explained by stupidity. {attctc,bellcore}!texbell!splut!jay +---------------------------------------- "Klein bottle for sale. Inquire within." - Charles Hannum
tvf@cci632.UUCP (Tom Frauenhofer) (03/07/90)
In article <P-H+_&@splut.conmicro.com> jay@splut.conmicro.com (Jay "you ignorant splut!" Maynard) writes: >In article <511237@nstar.UUCP> larry@nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder) writes: >>I'm looking for a good small safe wordstar compatible editor for use >>under 386/ix (or Xenix). >If you find one in source form, let me know...I've been looking for such >a beast for years. No, the commonly available set of WordStar key >bindings for EMACS-style editors won't cut it; there's a fundamental >difference in how they mark blocks that makes the emulation inaccurate >at best. Not in source form, but there is a company that advertises a wordstar clone for Unix called 'fenix'. The company is Fenix software, PO Box 15649, Sarasota, FL 34277 (813) 351-5532. I know absolutely nothing about their product beyond their advertisement in Unix World. Thomas V. Frauenhofer ...!rutgers!rochester!kodak!swamps!!frau!tvf *or* ...!uunet!atexnet!kodak!swamps!frau!tvf (tvf@frau, tvf@cci632) "What's a gourmand? I'll tell you, he's a P-I-G pig!" - Justin Wilson