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From: sangria@inlink.com (Sang K. Choe)
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Subject: Re: Betting on Unix
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 01:09:25 GMT
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On Wed, 19 Feb 1997 16:58:43 +0100, "Terje A. Bergesen"
<no.email@to.me.please> wrote:

: Or even vi, the most simple, yet incredible powerful editor there is.
: Microsoft has *never* created an editor with anything remotely like
: the usability and power of vi!

Sorry, power I can agree with, but usability?  That's an utter and
total crock.  Vi is the single most user hostile application I have
ever had the misfortune of using or trying to teach another to use.

-- Sang.
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