how about pip | pipe and spending a week punching card pass it to the computer data inputter waiting a week to be told error on card 13 row s*?/.... all this to let a=10+4....... print a.. then i got a job and we used cpm went on holiday came back to *ibm* systems told by super os is the same get on with jobs that were wanted last week, did pip command that was destination sorce ha. not now replaced 6 months work with empty files... thank god for the backup's that took a few days to restore. I had to unlearn cpm and learn dos ver 1.1. and 8" floppy disks 1/5meg hard drive. all the trouble since then gladly taking up the soldering iron and electronic instead. All the best Art ----- Original Message ----- From: Craig Lee To: Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 11:41 PM Subject: Re: [OT] "Best" Editor (was: "Syntax Highlighting in MPLAB") > I agree, I liked Edlin! > > -----Original Message----- > From: pic microcontroller discussion list > [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of M. Adam Davis > Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 12:09 PM > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: Re: [OT] "Best" Editor (was: "Syntax Highlighting in MPLAB") > > > Every real programer uses EDLIN under DOS 3.1. > > -Adam > > "Quitt, Walter" wrote: > > > > Am I dating myself if I dare say I used TOPS? > > Can you say TECO? > > > > I still shudder.... > > > > -Walt :-) :-)