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From: lex manno <lexmanno@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: vi? lynx? please!
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Hi,

Neil Blakey-Milner reffering to vi wrote:

> Why?  How is it 'primitive'?

well: no menus, no mouse, no easy way to access all
those impossible commands. You actually have to
memorize them and that doesn't make your life esay,
now, does it?

> If you don't want lynx, don't install it.  People
> would get rather upset
> at having to install X just to look at web pages.

That's exactly what I mean! Don't you think that not
using X Windows is kind of primitive?

Perhaps vi and lynx isn't useless but we have to admit
it.. they're _primitive_

bye,
lex

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