Edit came with Qbasic as external editor. I didna know that, always wondered
why qbasic was still included in MSDos.
Just for comparison then, PICO comes as the built-in editor with the
text-based Linux email software PINE, and is similarly equipped to perform
basic editing stand-alone. In common with others, I think Edit has the edge
in ease of use : drop-down menus rather than keyboard combinations, file
name 'history', ability to split screen & edit 2 files at once.
File sizes for comparison : Win 95 version of Edit 69886 bytes, Pico 194284
bytes.
Dos 6.22 QBasic 196608, needed as stated for Edit to run;
Pine ca 1.2Meg! though not needed for Pico to run.)
Conclusion : Win95 Edit.com is a bargain at half the price. ;-)
PS I promise to post something soon which is relevant to arachne! <g>
>> EDIT.COM first appeared with DOS 5.00, and it was included also with
>> the more advanced versions. In DOS 5.00 you need QBASIC, also included,
>> in order for EDIT.COM to work. I don't know if QBASIC is required for
>> the more advanced versions of EDIT.COM.
>In fact, edit.com seems just to invoke the same editor which is used for
>editing Your basic programs. Perhaps M$ wanted to save diskspace.
>Strange behavior of M$ <VBG>.
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