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LawrenceWoodman

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About LawrenceWoodman

Interests: CP/M, VIC-20, Programming, Languages. Blog: https://techtinkering.com

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    Comment #26011429

    Glad you like it. You're right it would work on the C64 as well, although it isn't really as useful due to the C64 having so much more memory.

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    Comment #25968047

    It's mainly that I just prefer programming in assembler on the 8080/8085 - it's easier to fit the instruction set neatly in my head. The 8085 is also much easier to emulate and I l…

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    Comment #25967110

    Turbo Pascal is great and I love the fact that it uses the Wordstar key combinations. I wish that there was a version for 8080 but I understand why they went with the Z80. Borland …

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    Comment #25197766

    I think it's generally cleaner, more elegant and the combining of commands on a line is easier. I love that you can create macros such as: MNCPM^Z0TT6Z-3DICP/M^Z This will go throu…

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    Comment #25196621

    It's funny that you should say that because VI/VIM, another modal editor, is my editor of choice on Linux, with JSTAR second. However, lately I've been thinking of writing a modal …

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    Comment #25196126

    Honestly, I really do love it. I've used plenty of other editors on CP/M and now that I've got used to ED I just don't find them as quick or often as powerful as ED. That doesn't m…