Date   : Sun, 01 Sep 1991 21:31:14 GMT
From   : cis.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!torsqnt!lsuc!canrem![ray.whidden%canrem.uucp]@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (ray whidden)
Subject: text editors: commodo

TO: bwildasi@silver.ucs.indiana.edu
                     
BW>z  Newsgroup: comp.os.cpm
BW>z Message-ID: <1991Aug30.184200.28657@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu>
BW>z    Subject: Text Editors: Commodore 128, CP/M 3.0

BW>First off, thanks to everyone who helped me with my decompression problem. I
BW>ended up using the program "ucrlzh" from simtel20.

Glad to hear you got that problem cleared up.  Now the next one...

BW>Now for my question: what is the best pd/free/shareware text editor for
BW>CP/M? Primary concerns include small size, speed, and a basic feature set
BW>including cut/paste, rapid movement through the file (by screen/page, or
BW>ideally with some sort of search capability). Ability to do margins,
BW>centering, justification, boldface, etc. is not necessary.  Ideally
BW>(although this is secondary to all the other items) it should have
BW>Emacs-style key bindings. (Has anyone ported MicroEmacs to CP/M?)

VDE and ZDE, it's Z-system descendant, do much of what you want and 
supports macros.  The author is still working on it, unfortunately,
now in the PC environment (hey, he has to make a living... <grin>).  I
used it on my C=128 until the CP/M got to small for my genealogy database.
Now I use the PC VDE on my 386.  I've heard some people talk highly
of PMATE, I believe a commercial product.  Have never seen it though.

BW>This is a sensitive subject, so why don't you send me e-mail rather than
BW>posting; I don't want this group to degenerate into a flame war... I will
BW>summarize my responses after I have had a chance to try out some of the
BW>suggested editors.

Regards, Ray

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