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This is really insightful read. > I think the wonderful thing about vi is that it has such a good market share because we gave it away. Everybody has it now. S
by pfraze 14y ago
This is really insightful read.
> I think the wonderful thing about vi is that it has such a good market share because we gave it away. Everybody has it now. So it actually had a chance to become part of what is perceived as basic UNIX. EMACS is a nice editor too, but because it costs hundreds of dollars, there will always be people who won't buy it.
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- damian2000 14y agoIts hard to imagine unix without vi; I didn't realise there was a time when it wasn't there.
- georgemcbay 14y agoed is the standard editor.
- pdw 14y agoAlso hard to imagine paying $400 (source: http://www.jwz.org/doc/emacs-timeline.html http://www.jwz.org/doc/emacs-timeline.html) for a text editor. Even if it's Emacs.
- stevenrace 14y agoFWIW, 'EMACS' referenced here is not the 'GNU Emacs' which we are familiar with today - but from Gosling/Unipress. Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3427495 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3427495