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Yes, but vi's UI is ancient and weird for the same reason APL's is - because it gets the job done.

• pmccool 16y ago
  It's ancient and wierd because it gets the job done even if all you have is a teletype. It's very rare nowadays that you need something that can work in that sort of situation.
  • noonespecial 16y ago
    I work on systems over vsat on a regular basis. 750ms rtt at times. Vim is a godsend. I find myself wishing for a good fast 60's style teletype at times.
    • pmccool 16y ago
      Have you considered ed? I dimly recall trying a line editor over a slow-slow link and being pleasantly surprised at the difference it made...
  • silentbicycle 16y ago
    Yeah, and it works just as well inside screen/tmux over flaky wireless connections. I've also successfully used nvi on my phone's ssh client. (Emacs is possible, but its chord-heavy keybindings make that trickier.)