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vi != vim

I guess running a terminal locally causes some pain too?



no, not at all. In fact I administer my own computer with vi (meaning vim), from a local terminal instance.

But the fact remains that porting an app like that to a touchscreen device meant to hide systems administration (as iOS does) is getting so far BOTH from the history of vi AND its most prevalent current usage.

That doesn't mean it's not very cool. I just thought it would be interesting to reflect on the background.

I guess what some people say about a bluetooth keyboard...almost makes this somehow useful. Still, that keyboard is not always going to be there.




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