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I still use vi...on linux. It was a joy to use SunOS with its GUI. Forget what the one before X took over was called - but it was fun.Originally posted by sasguru View PostAh UNIX, my first adult OS. I still love vi.McCoy: "Medical men are trained in logic."
Spock: "Trained? Judging from you, I would have guessed it was trial and error."Comment
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40 years of unix
And I think that's enough, frankly.
Could they please make it stop now
You've come right out the other side of the forest of irony and ended up in the desert of wrong.
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LOL! I managed to avoid it for the first 33 yearsOriginally posted by bogeyman View PostAnd I think that's enough, frankly.
Could they please make it stop now
Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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Good God! You've got to admire her stamina.Originally posted by wurzel View PostDid Vi for the first time last week in fact.
She was pretty elderly when I started doing her. And now, she's taking on more students! Good old Vi. Hottest canteen lady on the campus.
You've come right out the other side of the forest of irony and ended up in the desert of wrong.
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Vi was that short for Vile ?Originally posted by sasguru View PostAh UNIX, my first adult OS. I still love vi.Comment
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