Guillem CantallopsJun 23, 2025
Ars Technica
Microsoft surprises MS-DOS fans with remake of ancient text editor that works on Linux
It's funny how useful a 34-year-old software design can still be.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/microsoft-surprises-ms-dos-fans-with-remake-of-ancient-text-editor-that-works-on-linux/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Microsoft surprises MS-DOS fans with remake of ancient text editor that works on Linux

It’s funny how useful a 34-year-old software design can still be.

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Jun 23, 2025 at 5:26pmArsBot 🤖
Show thread*sigh*Ber nardJun 23, 2025
@arstechnica does anyone else remember the DOS `si` application, that worked very similar to vi?
Show threadbirdpoofJun 23, 2025

@arstechnica

This excites me?! 😅

Show threadGeorgiana BrummellJun 23, 2025
@arstechnica Is this Edlin or Edit (edit.com)? I like the latter, as it's the perfect combination of menus and text, without all sorts of unnecessary features, graphics, etc. I am a screen reader user. I've never used the former.
Show threadCegorachJun 23, 2025
it's an upgraded edit.com

It even does UTF-8 and large files.

Pretty much what you'd want if you had to re-add some basic shell text editor for windows. So microsoft did something sane for once.

OTOH they could have just shipped vim/mc(edit)/nano
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Show threadCurioso 🍉 🇺🇦 (jgg)Jun 23, 2025

@arstechnica

Well, Windows 11 really needed a simple, fast text editor, after the Notepad "upgrade".

Linux users already have Tilde editor, which works like a more up to date version of Edit or Notepad.

It's good to have options, anyway.

Show threadWorld Basement ClassicJun 23, 2025
@arstechnica It's cute but why not use nano or another existing user-friendly cli text editor?
Show threadShaun GriffithJun 23, 2025
@arstechnica Trigger warnings, please?
Show threadroot42Jun 23, 2025
@arstechnica meanwhile all #emacs users: What? 34 years? You young whippersnappers!
Show threadrivetsJun 24, 2025
@arstechnica I use ed often and it is 55+ years old. Still the easiest way to do certain things.
Show thread-rbJun 24, 2025
@rivets @arstechnica “GET OFF MY LAWN!!”, we all chanted, fists raised to the sky. Then we limped back inside to use vi, sed, and awk, dimly displayed on our green screen VT100’s. 🤣
Show threadrivetsJun 25, 2025
@dashrb @arstechnica green screen? Luxury!
Show threaddirtsideJun 26, 2025
@arstechnica I believe "MS-DOS fan" is in the DSM-V