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Re:EMACS: The Extensible, Customizable Display Editor (1981) by emmelaich on Friday August 01, 2014 @09:59PM (#8123746)
Heh, you were lucky. When I were a lad, vi was reserved for the Honours students and post-grads.

Us undergrads had to use `ed`.

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Re:EMACS: The Extensible, Customizable Display Editor (1981) by gruntled on Saturday August 02, 2014 @02:06PM (#8125465)
Ed! You was lucky to 'ave ed! In my day all we 'ad was a magnetized needle and a very steady hand!
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