Re: Free UNIX for non-commerical use.

From: Peter da Silva (peter_at_abbnm.com)
Date: 08/10/03 

Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 02:24:20 +0000 (UTC)

In article <slrnbjauu2.nsq.jmaynard@thebrain.conmicro.cx>,
Jay Maynard <jmaynard@conmicro.cx> wrote:
> On Sat, 9 Aug 2003 21:57:16 +0000 (UTC), Peter da Silva <peter@abbnm.com>
> wrote:
> >I will, in defiance perhaps of common sense, reveal that secret. Bend
> >your eyes, concentrate your will, breathe in, pause, and then breathe
> >out completely. And, now...
> > "There is no insert mode"
> >And there you have it. Understand that, and you will understand vi.

> You know how long I've been wrestling vi. In all that time, this insight has
> eluded me.

Consider TECO. Does TECO have an insert mode? 

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