From owner-freebsd-newbies Wed Dec 16 15:09:17 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id PAA27216 for freebsd-newbies-outgoing; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 15:09:17 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from laker.net (jet.laker.net [205.245.74.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA27210 for ; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 15:09:13 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sfriedri@laker.net) Received: from nt (digital-pbi-119.laker.net [208.0.233.19]) by laker.net (8.9.0/8.9.LAKERNET.NO-SPAM.SPAMMERS.AND.RELAYS.WILL.BE.TRACKED.AND.PROSECUTED.) with SMTP id SAA03381; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 18:08:39 -0500 Message-Id: <199812162308.SAA03381@laker.net> From: "Steve Friedrich" To: "Haavard Vaagstoel" , "Random Liegh" Cc: "ML Duke" , "newbies@FreeBSD.ORG" Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 18:05:43 -0500 Reply-To: "Steve Friedrich" X-Mailer: PMMail 98 Professional (2.01.1600) For Windows NT (4.0.1381;3) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: vi & word documents Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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