Systems are going to get a lot more sophisticated.
- Bill Joy
Going, Lot, Systems, Sophisticated
That lack of programmability is probably what ultimately will doom vi. It can't extend its domain.
- Bill Joy
Will, Doom, Domain, Extend
I think multiple levels of undo would be wonderful, too.
- Bill Joy
Think, I Think, Would, Undo
So Chuck and I looked at that and we hacked on em for a while, and eventually we ripped the stuff out of em and put some of it into what was then called en, which was really ed with some em features.
- Bill Joy
Some, Which, Looked, Ripped
I think the hard thing about all these tools is that it takes a fair amount of effort to become proficient.
- Bill Joy
Think, I Think, Amount, Fair Amount
Bitmap display is media compatible with dot matrix or laser printers.
- Bill Joy
Compatible, Printers, Laser
I think the Macintosh proves that everyone can have a bitmapped display.
- Bill Joy
Think, Everyone, I Think, Macintosh
I think editors have to come out of a certain kind of community.
- Bill Joy
Think, Kind, I Think, Editors
I remember right after Carter got elected, I was sitting in my apartment in Albany, CA, on a Saturday listening to people call Carter and ask stupid questions while I designed the screen editor.
- Bill Joy
Stupid, I Remember, Saturday, Albany
It is formatted, and I'm tired of using vi. I get really bored.
- Bill Joy
Tired, Get, Using, Bored
I think it killed the performance on a lot of the systems in the Labs for years because everyone had their own copy of it, but it wasn't being shared, and so they wasted huge amounts of memory back when memory was expensive.
- Bill Joy
Memory, I Think, Shared, Labs
The fundamental problem with vi is that it doesn't have a mouse and therefore you've got all these commands.
- Bill Joy
Problem, Mouse, Fundamental, Commands
The point is that you want to have a system that is responsive.
- Bill Joy
Want, System, Point, Responsive
I was surprised about vi going in, though, I didn't know it was in System V.
- Bill Joy
System, Going, Though, Surprised
I had almost rewritten all of the display code for windows, and that was when I gave up.
- Bill Joy
Code, Almost, Display, Rewritten
I think the wonderful thing about vi is that it has such a good market share because we gave it away.
- Bill Joy
Think, Away, I Think, Wonderful Thing
But no, I don't generally have trouble with spelling mistakes.
- Bill Joy
Mistakes, Trouble, Generally, Spelling
Interleaf is very nice. I expect there to be a lot of competition for programs like that.
- Bill Joy
Expect, Very, Lot, Programs
I think one of the interesting things is that vi is really a mode-based editor.
- Bill Joy
Think, I Think, Editor, Interesting Things
But with Interleaf I don't even have a spell program.
- Bill Joy
Even, Program, Spell
I just don't like to lose what's in the window.
- Bill Joy
Lose, Like, Just, Window
I got tired of people complaining that it was too hard to use UNIX because the editor was too complicated.
- Bill Joy
Editor, Use, Too, Complicated
I wish we hadn't used all the keys on the keyboard.
- Bill Joy
Wish, I Wish, Keys, Keyboard
Document preparation systems will also require large screen displays.
- Bill Joy
Will, Large, Systems, Document
The reason I use ed is that I don't want to lose what's on the screen.
- Bill Joy
Reason, Want, Use, Screen
I started to write a new editor not too long ago and had it about half done after two days.
- Bill Joy
New, About, Half, Editor
Well, limbo is not a good place to be.
- Bill Joy
Good, Place, Well, Good Place
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