From: tmoran AT hotmail DOT com
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: New User : Vi
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 02:39:51 -0600
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In article <EoL6Gn DOT 8At AT fcshome DOT stoneham DOT ma DOT us>,
  fredex AT fcshome DOT stoneham DOT ma DOT us (Fred Smith) wrote:

> VI will never be ported to DOS, it is part of the Unix (formerly AT&T)
> code base and is not available.

I suppose Keith Bostic's 'nvi' is arguably "the" real vi, nowadays; and the
source is available -- I know there's an OS2 rendition, and have sometimes
wondered if a DOS port could be done --

Does anyone happen to know if a DOS nvi is being worked on anywhere? I don't
know enough to be sure whether such a thing is a) a full-blown impossibility,
or b) just very difficult... I'd imagine djgpp would be perfect for the task,
if it's doable -- I'd be quite interested if anyone has any ideas or
information about this --

cheers,

TM

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