[Info-vax] How to Avoid Old Software, Old Bugs? (was: Re: bizarre SEARCH bug (7.3-2 Alpha))

[Simon Clubley]

On 2019-11-14, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) <helbig at asclothestro.multivax.de> wrote:
> In article <qqjkmq$ujn$3 at dont-email.me>, Simon Clubley
><clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> writes: 
>
>> > 7.3-2 Alpha is probably better, in many respects, than many much newer 
>> > operating systems.
>> 
>> Why ?
>
> Clustering from the bottom up rather than the top down, built-in 
> low-level file-versioning system, nice MAIL utility (much better than 
> many others I have used: Outlook, Lotus Notes, Pine, Elm, web-based 
> email, etc), support for the very nice LK keyboards, the wonderful EDT 
> editor, and so on.  None of that really available elsewhere.
>

The only thing on that list that is valid is clustering.

VMS Mail is completely useless when it comes to the modern day environment.

I use the EDT keypad in Emacs and EVE and have not used a LK keyboard
for 15 years.

EDT is hopelessly limited compared to what else is out there and some
of those other editor options include support for the EDT keypad.

On Linux, I use Emacs in EDT keypad mode and I get all the power of
Emacs while still using the same EDT keystrokes I am used to.

Simon.

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