VI for the 128/64...

[xlar54]

yeah, I hate vi.. but someone did a good thing and brought it to the 128/64...

http://singularcrew.hu/vi65/

[Blacklord]

Cool! My favourite text editor.

[bacon]

Not to steal anyone's thunder, but Cameron Kaiser already made a vi clone for the C64 seven years ago.

[Blacklord]

Not to steal anyone's thunder, but Cameron Kaiser already made a vi clone for the C64 seven years ago.

Yes, but this one is able to work in 80 column mode rather than on the unusable 40 column C64.

[BigDumbDinosaur]

While I use vi all the time I don't think I'd want it as a text editor on a C128.  Given the fact that vi and its ancestors was written for use with systems of limited text presentation capability, it seems like a step backwards (several, actually).  In particular, the need to constantly jump between command mode and text edit mode using character keys was due to limited terminal capabilities.  Why hamstring oneself in that fashion on a system that natively supports a wide variety of control keys (e.g., F1, ESC, etc.)?

[Blacklord]

Live in it daily at work and have been using it for so long, kinda second nature now.

[redrumloa]

Whoa, that was unexpected! 128 80 column support is a must to make it usable. I primarily use vi on my Linux boxes, so I am fairly comfortable with it. It is kind of old school for sure "10x" to delete 10 characters and all. Still, any ports like this is great when it supports 128 80 column mode. Now if it would support interlace...