It is widely known that the #XeroxAlto pioneered many aspects of modern computing, or at least integrated them into the #userInterface we still use today.

But it also featured the first #modalEditor with #Bravo (although they eventually replaced it with the modeless #BravoX).

https://oldbytes.space/@amoroso/115422978986104778

#modalEditing #vi #vim #BillJoy #unix #posix #xerox #alto #gui #editor