Interesting vi bug/feature

[Lyle McElhaney]

> Vi is an archaic editor which ATT in their infinite stupidity decided
> to make the official unix editor.

Oh, boy, here comes that rich kid again.
> 
> I have a workstation (Blit-like but better).  I can do  block  modes  of
> text  from one window to another.  Think what would happen if I tried to
> do a block mode of text to a window where vi was being  run  in  command
> mode.  Disaster strikes!  Emacs is primitive compared to my terminal.  I
> should be able to press a key and then italic bit-maps should be put  in
> my file as the italics appear on my screen.  Likewise for other fonts or
> foreign character sets.  To tell the truth in five-years ascii  oriented
> editors will be a bad memory.

No doubt for some they will. Right now I'd kill for a Wyse50...
> 
> Black holes are outta sight!

Nothing further to add. He's said it all.

Now, for the rest of us, about vi....
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Lyle McElhaney
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