One good reason to learn a standard Unix editor would be that you'll find it on whatever system you find yourself using. It doesn't add to your credibility to say "Sure I know Unix, but how do you use your editor?"
Use what you like, but learn at least vi as well, so that you aren't stuck without your favorite somewhere. ---- Robert P. Nix internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mayo Clinic phone: 507-284-0844 RO-CE-8-857 page: 507-270-1182 200 First St. SW Rochester, MN 55905 ---- "Codito, Ergo Sum" "In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice, theory and practice are different." > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Zimmerman [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 9:17 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: ISPF for Linux > > On Tue, Feb 18, 2003 at 11:32:25AM -0600, Eric Bielefeld wrote: > > > Does anyone know if there is an ISPF product for Linux, preferably a free > > one I can download? If so, what web site do I go to. > > A quick search turns up at least a couple of things worth investigating. > > http://www.wrkgrp.com/unispf/index.html > > "uni-SPF is available on all major commercial UNIX platforms. It includes 90 > days free support, and support is available on an annual contract basis > thereafter. Support entitles you to telephone and email assistance in > installing and using the product, problem resolution services, and product > upgrades." > > (doesn't mention Linux, but it'd be foolish to ignore Linux while supporting > commercial UNIX implementations) > > The name "SPF-UX" also appears, but I don't see any concrete information > about it. > > I'm surprised not to find an Emacs mode for emulating this environment, > since the feature sets seem to have a lot of overlap. > > In terms of what is available as free software (and likely included with > your Linux distribution), most resources point to THE (a name that I've > always dismissed as impossible to search for). > > This resource from IBM is worth a look as well: > > http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/os/linux/ldt/slate_dev.html > > -- > - mdz
