Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 18:05:43 -0500 From: "Steve Friedrich" <SteveFriedrich@Hot-Shot.com> To: "Haavard Vaagstoel" <havardjv@gudmund.vgs.no>, "Random Liegh" <random@random.static.greatland.net> Cc: "ML Duke" <mlduke@concentric.net>, "newbies@FreeBSD.ORG" <newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: vi & word documents Message-ID: <199812162308.SAA03381@laker.net>
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On Wed, 16 Dec 1998 23:35:46 +0100 (CET), Haavard Vaagstoel wrote: >> ...religiously avoid vi 'cos it's so arcane; but >> on the other hand, reading any tips at all about it makes it less so, so >> if ya care to share any other tips at any other time... BTW, O'Reilly has a vi book. I've been wanting it for years (now in it's SIXTH edition), maybe I'll get it soon... >It seems to me that you're a bit quick to judge ;) I think he was lambasting that Microsoft purposely changes (allegedly) their format to screw Lotus, Corel, and everybody else. Many people believe it is Microsoft's tactic to change the format so you can't effectively export out of their product and import into a competitor's product. I believed it BEFORE the anti-trust trial, and the trial evidence supports such suspicions, IMO. I had heard that the latest Applixware imports Word docs. Can anyone confirm (even based on the latest Linux version)? Steve Friedrich Viva la FreeBSD!! Unix systems measure "uptime" in years, Winblows measures it in minutes. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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