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Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

2d ago

Microsoft surprises MS-DOS fans with remake of ancient text editor that works on Linux

arstechnica.com

Microsoft surprises MS-DOS fans with remake of ancient text editor that works on Linux

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Nemeski @lemm.ee

3d ago

Microsoft surprises MS-DOS fans with remake of ancient text editor that works on Linux

arstechnica.com /gadgets/2025/06/microsoft-surprises-ms-dos-fans-with-remake-of-ancient-text-editor-that-works-on-linux/

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MS-DOS Editor changed that by introducing concepts that seem basic today: a full-screen interface, mouse support, and pull-down menus you could actually navigate without memorizing cryptic commands.
Vi users:
- isn't the whole point of text editors to have cryptic commands?
Except it's not actually EDIT.COM, it's something completely different written in rust. It doesn't even look the same :(
EDIT is where I learned about keyboard shortcuts! And we do not speak of EDLIN.