GEdit is designed to operate on computers which are 100% compatable with the IBM XT and AT. Minimum requirements are: 320K RAM 1 floppy disk drive DOS 2.1 or higher Press Esc to exit/any other key to continue... The GEdit Distribution Disk contains the files listed below: GO.BAT - batch file to execute GEdit and load the README file README - instructions on installation HINSTALL.EXE - executable file for installing GEdit on a hard disk FINSTALL.EXE - executable file for creating a work disk NOTES - notes on this version of GEdit CR.SCR - copyright screen ORDER.FRM - form for registering GEdit BUG.RPT - form for reporting bugs and suggestions GE.EXE - GEdit executable file GE.HLP - this file MENU.HLP - help file on the GEdit Menu SETUP.HLP - help file on setup EDITMENU.HLP - help file on the Main Edit Menu EDIT.HLP - help file on edit commands PRINT.HLP - help file on printing EPSONFX.DRV - printer driver for the Epson FX-100 printer KEYMAP.EXE - executable file for assigning keystrokes to commands PCODES.EXE - executable file for creating and editing printer drivers UT.EXE - UT executable file (utility program) GU.EXE - executable file which loads GEdit with UT memory resident MANUAL.DOC - GEdit manual PMANUAL.EXE - executable file for printing manual Press Esc to exit/PgUp or for previous page/any other key to continue... The functions of the program are: * Text Editor - to create and edit disk files using standard text file format. The text editor may be used for word processing, drawing organization charts, writing source code and batch files. * Stream Editor - to create and edit non-text files (binary files, data files, and other files not in a text format), to edit disk sectors and store as disk files (useful for recovering files), and to directly view and change computer memory. The display is in ex- tended ASCII. * Hex Editor - does everything that the Stream editor does except in hex format. * dBASE Editor - converts dBase III files into a ASCII text file format and directly edits dBase III files and dBASE file headers. * Print Files - GEdit will print any disk file; as a text file, or a non-text file with fixed-length lines. Press Esc to exit/PgUp or for previous page/any other key to continue... Some Features: * Free cursor in Text File mode - move the cursor anywhere outside existing text and enter new text without having to backfill * Unlimited line length (text files) or preset line length (non-text files) * File size limited only by available RAM * Split screen editing * Cut size limited only by available disk space * Column cut and paste * Line drawing * Unloads from memory when executing another program or shelling to DOS * Word processing features including word wrap and justification Press Esc to exit/PgUp or for previous page/any other key to continue... Program limitations: * Maximum file size - available RAM * Maximum line length - unlimited * Maximum number of lines - 10,000 * Maximum Number of open files - 2 * Character set - ASCII plus IBM ASCII Extended * Maximum number of keystroke macros - 50 * Maximum number of tab positions - 100 * Size of cut - limited only by available disk space * Length of undo buffer for delete word - 50 * Length of undo buffer for delete to end of line - 150 * Length of undo buffer for delete line - 255 Press Esc to exit/PgUp or for previous page/any other key to continue... Memory map: ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐────┐ File #2 in edit │ FILE #2 │ │ window grows down │ │ │ │ from top of buffer │ │ │ ├─────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Free memory to be │ │ │ used by File #1 and │ FREE MEMORY │ BUFFER File #2 │ │ │ ├─────────────────────────────────────┤ │ File #1 in edit │ │ │ window grows upward │ │ │ │ from the bottom of │ FILE #1 │ │ buffer ├─────────────────────────────────────┤────┘ │ │ Press PgUp or for previous page/any other key to continue...
