MS-DOS Editor
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 The MS-DOS Editor interface (version 2.0.026, 1995, from MS-DOS 7.10.) |
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| Developed by | Microsoft Corporation |
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| Initial release | June 1991 |
| Latest release | 2.0.026 / 1995 |
| OS | MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows |
| Type | Text editor |
| License | Proprietary EULA |
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MS-DOS Editor is a text editor that comes with MS-DOS (since version 5) and 32-bit versions of Microsoft Windows. Originally (up to MS-DOS 6.22) it was actually QBasic running in editor mode. With DOS 7 (Windows 95), QBasic was removed and MS-DOS Editor became a standalone program.
Editor is sometimes used as a substitute for Notepad on Windows 9x, where Notepad is limited to small files only. Editor can edit files that are up to 65,279 lines and up to approximately 5MB in size. MS-DOS versions are limited to approximately 300KB, depending on how much conventional memory is free.[1] Editor can be launched by typing it into the Run command dialog on Windows, and by typing edit into the command line interface (usually cmd.exe).
[edit] Features
MS-DOS Editor uses a text user interface and its color scheme can be adjusted. It has a multiple document interface in which Windows 9x versions can open up to nine files at a time while DOS versions are limited to a only one file. The screen can be split vertically into two panes which can be used to view two files simultaneously or different parts of the same file. It can also open files in binary mode, where a fixed number of characters are displayed per line, and newlines are treated as any other character. Editor converts Unix newlines to DOS newlines and has mouse support. Some of these features were added only in 1995 (version 2.0), with the release of Windows 95
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[edit] References
- ^ "Largest Document Size MS-DOS Editor Can Edit" (2003-05-12). Retrieved on 2008-06-12.
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