Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1997 03:31:11 -0500 (EST)
From: root <root AT capslock DOT com>
To: Alex Clifford Henderson <suma AT xtra DOT co DOT nz>
cc: DJGPP mailing list <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>,
        Ross Meeks the 29th <rmeeks AT sympatico DOT ca>
Subject: Re: Text editors
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On Wed, 15 Jan 1997, Alex Clifford Henderson wrote:

> Pyro Technic <invid AT dmv DOT com> wrote:
> 
> >NE1 no of a good DOS based text editor with syntax higlighting 4
> >c\c++\asembler. thanx much
> 
> >	Pyro
> 
> tried RHide? its cirrus logic :-) extended 132x43 character mode kicks
> ass, and its not only an editor :-) its and IDE !...
> 
> of course I code all my programs with copy con, because I do my
> editing in my head and then type them straight in... assembler
> included.. not alpha & beta releases...

COPY CON?????  You're kidding right? Who needs all of THAT functionality
when smaller tools will suffice?  For example, I program everything in
STRAIGHT assembly with debug using the 'E' command to insert hexadecimal
opcodes right into memory.  I find it gives me total control of the
processor and a big rush!!  I also save my written code by directly
calling the harddisk controller via the DEBUG 'O' command to do direct
port outputs.  (Bypassing DOS and the BIOS for speed reasons of course).
If you'd like to know my setup, it's simple.  Just DEBUG your CONFIG.SYS
file like this:

DEBUG C:\CONFIG.SYS

Then use the 'S' command to search for the "SHELL=" line, then use the 'E'
command to change "COMMAND.COM" into C:\DOS\DEBUG.EXE.  The result will
be:  SHELL=C:\DOS\DEBUG.EXE

If you need any more power than this, then I'd recommend hooking up some
dip switches and a handful of chips from the TTL/LS 74xx series to your
keyboard connector.  Then you can disconnect your VGA monitor and use an
oscilloscope to the VGA output pins.

Power.  RAW power.  Power that can't be beat!

:o)

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