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by pjmlp 6 days ago
Actually no, because vim was created in 1991, during the 80s it was classical vi.
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BirAdam 6 days ago
Most Linux systems just symlink vim to vi, and it launches in a compatibility mode. Vim without plugins is still close. Old workflows can still be achieved. The user simply has to really want that experience.
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pjmlp 6 days ago
Another one, Linux did not exist in the 1980's.

Naturally the old workflows are achievable today, including the TUI craziness, as if curses and dialog never happened.

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BirAdam 6 days ago
Sure, but people could also just use BSD. The point is not vim or Linux. The point is that what the author appears to enjoy, a simple editor and a book, is easily accomplished still today.
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