Date: Fri, 03 Dec 1999 09:27:24 -0600
From: Weiqi Gao <weiqi DOT gao AT edwardjones DOT com>
Subject: Re: emcAsc
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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Leon wrote:
> 
> elvis - a vi port? do you know if it has color syntax?

Not a port, but a clone (or an impersonater as they are known in the
Elvis world.)

> also more importantly - in comparison to others (ie emacs, elvis etc.) how
> do you think vim performs in terms of RAm requierments and overall launch
> spped?

If I were you, I'd download them all and install them all.  And keep it
that way for about one to three months.  I guarantee you by the end of
the three months you will know which ones to uninstall.

> I am thinking of running compiler (c++) and text editor on a _very_ simple
> machine (ie 4 meg RAM old 486)

Is getting more RAM for the box an option?  People are throwing away 1MB
and 4MB (even 8MB) RAMs nowadays.

> normally would definitely consider EMACS but it is just too huge for 4
> meg RAM i've heard...

Try.

> have tried to use vim - not too bad ;-)

Try, try, ..

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