[Info-vax] Editors, was: Re: VT keyboard replacement

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 11/9/21 2:17 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 11/9/2021 2:08 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>> On 11/9/21 1:38 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
>>> On 11/9/2021 10:57 AM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>>>> On 11/9/21 10:21 AM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>>>> On 11/9/2021 9:57 AM, VAXman- at SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>>>>>> In article <smbq3b$o9$1 at dont-email.me>, Simon Clubley
>>>>>>> By today's standards, EDT's limited functionality makes it the
>>>>>>> assembly language version of editors when compared to other editors
>>>>>>> which are fully featured editors.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Where is the list of *today's standards* for editors?
>>>>>
>>>>> "today's standard" does not imply a formal (ANSI/ISO) standard just
>>>>> some relative vague general expectations.
>>>>
>>>> It's called "de facto" and it has been around a lot longer than
>>>> "today".
>>>
>>> Is your "de facto" the same as my "de facto"?  I bet not.
>>>
>>
>> Probably not, but we don't get to set it anyway, the industryh
>> does.  :-)
>>
>> Personally, my favorite editor depends entirely on what system
>> I am working on.  On RSTS it's EDT.  On Unix it's vi.  And, on
>> any system that supports it, MicroEMACS. VMS I would have to say
>> LSE.
> 
> It is worth nothing that it is increasingly common that code
> get actual written on a different platform than destination
> platform.
> 

I've done that for decades.  Especially with machines with really
poor editors.  Like OS9 and TRSDOS.  :-)

bill