From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 29 07:26:01 2012 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 7AC25106564A for ; Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:26:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mueller23@insightbb.com) Received: from mail.insightbb.com (smtp3.insight.synacor.com [208.47.185.25]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 349308FC08 for ; Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:26:00 +0000 (UTC) X_CMAE_Category: 0,0 Undefined,Undefined X-CNFS-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=ZdgeqqWyEqdsZA/6sYCsNQDiVRGgkxbcAkDgcSgWq+E= c=1 sm=0 a=jLN7EqiLvroA:10 a=ETjOp2ARZXAA:10 a=6I5d2MoRAAAA:8 a=6TIEn8HHAAAA:8 a=Gi18JsenHlYSZqfsJ5MA:9 a=AcdsImxJPJ9Yo6Ye3TGm+Q==:117 X-CM-Score: 0 X-Scanned-by: Cloudmark Authority Engine Authentication-Results: smtp01.insight.synacor.com header.from=mueller23@insightbb.com; sender-id=softfail Authentication-Results: smtp01.insight.synacor.com smtp.mail=mueller23@insightbb.com; spf=softfail; sender-id=softfail Received-SPF: softfail (smtp01.insight.synacor.com: transitional domain insightbb.com does not designate 74.134.34.76 as permitted sender) Received: from [74.134.34.76] ([74.134.34.76:54961] helo=localhost) by mail.insightbb.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.2.40 r(29895/29896)) with ESMTP id 14/99-04178-104CD305; Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:25:54 -0400 Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:25:53 -0400 Message-ID: <14.99.04178.104CD305@smtp01.insight.synacor.com> From: "Thomas Mueller" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: dteske@freebsd.org, "Robin, Michael" Subject: Re: text editor 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: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:26:01 -0000 On getting vim text editor ("vi improved") for FreeBSD, you can either pkg_add or use the ports system, where you build from source code with a convenient setup. You can check http://www.freebsd.org/ and check the documentation, including the handbook and ports system. I've heard of Cygwin but never run it because I don't have MS-Windows installed. From what I read, it creates a Unix-like environment under MS-Windows. I hear that MS is getting rid of 16-bit DOS compatibility, so you might not be able to run DOS software under Win 7. But you can go to http://www.dosbox.com/ DOSBox can run under current Unix-like OSes and also MS-Windows. You may be able to download a win32 installer, I just found it there, would that run on 64-bit Windows? I have run (Borland) Quattro Pro 5 for DOS under Linux, NetBSD and FreeBSD with DOSBox. Tom