From owner-freebsd-newbies Mon Oct 5 14:16:12 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA02848 for freebsd-newbies-outgoing; Mon, 5 Oct 1998 14:16:12 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dsinw.com (dsinw.com [207.149.40.5]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA02753 for ; Mon, 5 Oct 1998 14:15:25 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from hamellr@dsinw.com) Received: from direct-source.com.direct-source.com (ppp91.pm3-0.pdx.dsinw.com [207.149.41.91]) by dsinw.com (8.8.8/8.7.3) with SMTP id OAA24069; Mon, 5 Oct 1998 14:12:00 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1998 14:07:56 -0700 () From: Rick Hamell To: "James Akiba (from laptop)" cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: first commands and stuff In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19981006012131.007bde90@pop.giganet.net> Message-ID: X-X-Sender: hamellr@direct-source.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > would be too embarrased to ask... They say: "wakkata?" ... I say: "Uh... > oh... yeah... thanks..." So what do you folks think... is it worth it to > learn vi over ee? Is it much more powerful or flexible than say ee? The theory behind learning vi is that EVERY unix system has it. It makes it that much easier to go between different flavors very easily. > freeBSD hehe) ... can't pinpoint it, but it is one of my favorite parts of > being "online" :) And if I find Greg's book and it won't deprive me of my > next meal or rent money I'll be sure to pick it up... BTW could someone > with the book give me any details (ISBN# publisher, etc) I believe if you goto www.cdrom.com and check out the actual price, you'd be pretty surprised what it'll cost you. It's a tad bit expensive yes, but I have a hard time imagining shipping being MORE then $20 for it. > PS what the heck is "nethack"? I have no man pages for it... sounds great > anyways... hehe It's a game I believe....:) I think Sue is addicted to it... *grin* Rick To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message