After the original VEDIT hit the pages of BYTE magazine in 1980 it became the #1 programmer's editor virtually overnight. In January 1982, VEDIT was the first editor available for the revolutionary IBM PC. Since then, tens of thousands of programmers, engineers and writers have been enthusiastic users of VEDIT and its successor VEDIT PLUS. In 1988 we introduced VEDIT PLUS version 3.0 which was a total rewrite of the editor to give it a modern user interface with pull-down menus and context sensitive help, even greater speed and many new features including 1000 levels of undo, columnar blocks and regular expressions. The new VEDIT PLUS version 3.7 is the first and only "universal file editor" that can edit any text or data file in a wide variety of modes. Both "fixed length" and "variable length" data records are supported. Files can be edited in five ASCII modes, EBCDIC or Hexadecimal. VEDIT is actually a complete family of low cost, upwards compatible editors consisting of VEDIT Jr., VEDIT and VEDIT PLUS. From this family you can choose the best editor for your needs without compromising performance or paying too much. It also provides a convenient upgrade path. ==> Organizations that want the "same" editor for everyone can pick VEDIT or VEDIT Jr. for most users and VEDIT PLUS for their power users. There is no need to purchase an expensive editor for everyone. ==> You can feel comfortable picking VEDIT Jr. or VEDIT today, because if your editing needs increase tomorrow, you can upgrade to a more powerful editor without having to unlearn anything! You can upgrade to VEDIT or VEDIT PLUS within 6 months for the price difference. ==> Even VEDIT Jr. can edit ANY text or data file. The VEDIT Family of editors are written entirely in assembly language and offer stunning speed. They are 10 to 100 times faster than the competition on large files where speed really counts. And they are small - only 65K for VEDIT Jr. and 85K for VEDIT and VEDIT PLUS. Since VEDIT.EXE is the only necessary file, VEDIT can be run from floppy disks and from Laptops. For its price, VEDIT Jr. offers unmatched performance. It can edit text and data files of any size, even 2 Gigabyte files! Basic features include pull-down menus with "hot keys", mouse support with "real" or "stealth" scroll bars, context sensitive help, pop-up ASCII table, a configurable keyboard and flexible, unlimited keystroke macros. Undo up to 1000 keystrokes - keystroke by keystroke, line by line or deletion by deletion. Automatic indent, parentheses matching and other special features speed program development. Word processing includes word wrap, paragraph formatting, justification, adjustable margins and printing. Run DOS programs. Perform block operations by character, line, file or column. VEDIT has all the features of VEDIT Jr. and the ability to simultaneously edit up to 36 files at the same time. The screen can be split into windows for viewing multiple files or different parts of one file. Any window can be toggled between five ASCII, EBCDIC and Hexadecimal modes. Search/replace with regular expressions. VEDIT's extensive compiler support integrates your favorite compilers, assemblers, linkers, debuggers and Make utilities within VEDIT. It is very flexible and automatically tracks compilation errors. Compiler and other options are easily changed via menus. VEDIT PLUS has all the features of VEDIT and, additionally, a powerful macro programming language. The macro language is accessed via the "Command" mode and gives you editing power which goes far beyond the capabilities of any other word processor. Complex or repetitive editing tasks can be automated, such as numerous search/replace operations on multiple files. The macro language is an ideal application language for writing text oriented programs such as translators, scanners, context sensitive file mergers and much more. This entire demo/tutorial is a VEDIT PLUS macro. Despite its power, the Command Mode can be mastered by users with no previous programming experience. While VEDIT does not let you develop your own "macros", all macros written for VEDIT PLUS will also run under VEDIT. This is convenient in organizations where VEDIT PLUS users can write custom macros for the VEDIT users. The comprehensive configuration lets you completely determine your own keyboard layout and select numerous default settings to configure any VEDIT Family editor to your particular hardware, applications and personal preferences. By using the available options and "keystroke macros", you can very closely emulate other editors and word processors. An easy to use installation program for the IBM PC permits a quick, menu driven selection of the most common configurations of VEDIT. This includes selecting from the recommended keyboard layout or from a Brief, WordStar or Word Perfect layout. (The Installation program is not included on this Demo disk.) The VEDIT Family editors support the IBM PC, XT, AT, PS/2 and clones with CGA, MGA, EGA, VGA, Wyse 700 and other displays. The IBM PC version also supports Microsoft Windows, DESQview, Concurrent DOS, PC-MOS/386 and most networks. A generic MS-DOS version runs on non-IBM type computers and on CRT terminals connected to an IBM PC via serial lines and modems. The UNIX/XENIX version supports most variations of UNIX running on Intel 80286/80386/80486 processors. VEDIT PLUS is also available for the FlexOS and IBM 4680 operating systems. Quantum Software System's QNX operating system is supplied with a custom version of VEDIT. VEDIT PLUS is available as an option and includes integration for the Watcom C compiler, linker, debugger and Make programs. Discounts of 50% to 90% are available for additional copies and for network, educational, OEM and site licensing.