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		emmelaich on Aug 2, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: EMACS: The Extensible, Customizable Display Editor... 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`.

gruntled on Aug 2, 2014 [–]

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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