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Text-Console Based Word Processing?

Posted by Cliff on from the would-typewriters-be-too-old-skool dept.

chipperdog asks: "I am looking for an activly maintained console based word processor, similar to what one could find with Appleworks, from the Apple // era (Prodos 8 version, pre-//gs), or even one comparable to DOS versions of WP and Microsoft Word. An open-source one that compiles and runs in Linux would be best, although it would be nice to find one that could run on a 486DX2 50MHz with 8MB. A Google and Freshmeat search only turned up editors that seem to lack some of the necessary word processing features I am seeking. Although I mostly use VI (and *TEX when necessary), some no-so-geeky end users need the quasi-WSIWYG interface."

6 of 59 comments (clear)

  1. Vi by Trusty+Penfold · · Score: 5, Funny


    Although I mostly use VI

    Try Emacs.

  2. Clearly, by 3-State+Bit · · Score: 1, Funny

    You're hindered by the fact that you use mostly vi.

    If you (and your end-users) want a wysiwyg editor, go with emacs.

    There's the ball rolling...

    1. Re:Clearly, by sporty · · Score: 3, Funny

      What are you talking, it's a light weight OS. :)

      I didn't start it!

      --

      -
      ping -f 255.255.255.255 # if only

    2. Re:Clearly, by alannon · · Score: 5, Funny

      Emacs is a light weight OS?

      Ya. Now if only someone would write a decent text editor that ran on it.

    3. Re:Clearly, by jahalme · · Score: 2, Funny

      - "That's no OS. It's a text editor!"
      - "It's too big to be a text editor!"
      - "I have a very bad feeling about this..."
      - "Yeah, I think you're right. Full uninstall! Lock in the auxliary swap disk!"

  3. Rats. by TheSHAD0W · · Score: 4, Funny

    Rats drown in Wordstar.

    (An old palindrome)