[Info-vax] Intel proposal to simplify x86-64

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 6/8/2023 5:47 AM, Chris Townley wrote:
> On 08/06/2023 09:23, Single Stage to Orbit wrote:
>> On Thu, 2023-06-08 at 01:00 +0100, Chris Townley wrote:
>>> Although I did have a sysadmin who even tried to load Vi(m) onto out
>>> Itanium in the late noughties. Silly bu$$er!
>>
>> Anyone who's worth their salt should know how to vim :-D
> 
> I do know vi(m) and use it a lot on Unix/Linux systems - like EVE on VMS 
> it is always there. However I choose not to use it for more than simple 
> changes - I would never use it to write any code

That is a very relevant point.

On ones own system one can use whatever one prefer.

But if one has to occasionally work on other systems,
then one need to know one of the editors that are always
available.

Arne