On Thu, 31 Aug 2006, Tim Chase apparently wrote: > There's always "ed"... > -more ubiquitous in its presence > -consistent in its behavior > -powerful > -tools like "diff" interoperate with it > -it can be used on a slow TTY > -can be used on with a one-line display > -smaller executable size > -easier to remember: "*ed*itor", not "*vi*sual editor" > -no time or machine cycles wasted on screen refreshes > -historically significant > so many other bountiful blessings to using ed. ;)
For those missing the reference: http://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/ed.msg.html Cheers, Alan Isaac
