Re:Show HN: Vim online editor using WebAssembly, storing fil...
by feklest on Thursday January 05, 2023 @03:29PM
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That is very cool, nice to see vintage editors hosted in a modern environment.
What I'd really like to see return is an online version of EDIT.COM, and maybe also its host binary QBASIC.EXE, not just for the nostalgia but because it was a pretty decent editor for the time, it even supported editing binary files if you didn't have a hex editor to hand, though you had to use Alt+(numpad) for most characters.
What I'd really like to see return is an online version of EDIT.COM, and maybe also its host binary QBASIC.EXE, not just for the nostalgia but because it was a pretty decent editor for the time, it even supported editing binary files if you didn't have a hex editor to hand, though you had to use Alt+(numpad) for most characters.