From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 26 05:05:42 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C4AA1065674 for ; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:05:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from aristotle.thought.org (ns1.thought.org [209.180.213.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C101B8FC1D for ; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:05:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from thought.org (tao.thought.org [10.47.0.250]) (authenticated bits=0) by aristotle.thought.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id n5Q54uJT050259; Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:04:56 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: by thought.org (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1002 kline@thought.org; Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:04:52 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:04:52 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: Erich Dollansky Message-ID: <20090626050451.GA32901@thought.org> References: <4A430505.2020909@gmail.com> <200906260950.33772.erich@apsara.com.sg> <20090626041932.GA32761@thought.org> <200906261231.40393.erich@apsara.com.sg> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200906261231.40393.erich@apsara.com.sg> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 22++ years of service to the Unix community. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on aristotle.thought.org Cc: Giorgos Keramidas , Manish Jain , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, bf1783@googlemail.com Subject: Re: The question of moving vi to /bin X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:05:42 -0000 On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 12:31:37PM +0800, Erich Dollansky wrote: > Hi, > > On 26 June 2009 pm 12:19:32 Gary Kline wrote: > > On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 09:50:31AM +0800, Erich Dollansky wrote: > > > > > > On 26 June 2009 am 09:06:49 Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > > > > On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:20:19 +0800, Erich Dollansky > > > > > > wrote: > > > > >On 25 June 2009 pm 19:13:14 Konrad Heuer wrote: > > > > > > Of course, only for VT-100 Terminals. > > > > This is interesting. I learned vi on an ADM-3A, late-70's. > > this was the dream terminal of mine during those days. It has had > a decent keyboard with an acceptable screen. > > I really forgot the names of the terminals I have had to use > before. my first was just the "3", the "3A" had the addressible cursor so vi could move around. the whole thing was one unit; kybd builtin to the screen/CRT. i thought the ADM-3A was severely cool:_) gary ps: yes, i is a nerd... . > > Later I could move to Esprit 6310 models. > > Erich -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org For FBSD list: http://transfinite.thought.org/slicejourney.php The 4.98a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php