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- NEW YORK EDIT
- VERSION 2.1
- by
- Marc Adler / Magma Systems
- Association of Shareware Professionals
-
- Magma Systems
- 15 Bodwell Terrace
- Millburn, New Jersey 07041
- (voice) 201-912-0192 (10-5 PM EST)
- (BBS) 201-912-0668 (24 hrs, 1200 baud)
-
-
- Thank you for trying a copy of our New York Edit programmer's text
- editor. We hope that you will find that NYE has enough power to satisfy all
- of your programming needs. You may already be using another shareware
- editor, and have given serious consideration to switching; below, we will
- outline how ME compares to the most popular shareware editor (QEDIT) and
- the most popular commercial text editor (BRIEF).
-
- New York Edit (NYE for short) is distributed under the shareware
- concept. You can evaluate this product for a sufficient amount of time
- without pressure; however, if you find that NYE has become an integral part
- of your programming environment, you must register your copy. To register,
- fill out the registration form which is in the file REGISTER.DOC, make out
- a check for the proper amount (depending on if you want the source code),
- and mail it to the Magma Systems address. In return for registering, you
- will get certain benefits :
-
- 1) A printed user's manual
- 2) The latest version of NYE (without the opening screen).
- 3) The compiler for the macro language
- 4) Technical support on our BBS
- 5) Notification of updates
- 6) The option to purchase the source code.
- 7) The option to purchase the OS/2 version.
-
- Registering your copy of any shareware product will benefit both you
- the shareware author, and the shareware community in general. By funding
- our development efforts, the user will continue to receive a flow of
- products which equal or surpass the quality of the more expensive,
- commercial products.
-
- LIMITATIONS
- -----------
-
- The version of NYE which you now have is a fully functional copy. It is
- not disabled in any way. However, as an incentive to register, we have not
- included the macro compiler. You can run the macros which come with NYE,
- but you cannot modify them nor create new macros without the macro
- compiler. However, the absence of the macro compiler will not affect the
- operation of NYE *in any way*.
-
- In adition, we have included the documentation for version 1.31 of the
- editor, along with update files for both version 2.0 and 2.1. When you
- register, you will receive a printed copy of the latest documentation.
-
- FEATURES
- --------
-
- This is the part which you have been waiting for.... NYE has the
- following powerful features which aid you in your source code editing :
-
- Virtual memory allows you to edit files as big as disk. In
- addition, the editor will swap your current session to disk
- to free up more memory for compiles.
-
- Multiple windows - both horizontal and vertical. Windows can be
- zoomed and resized.
-
- Powerful C-like macro language allows you to add new commands or
- to modify existing ones.
-
- Regular expressions for searching and substitution.
-
- Line marking (including discontiguous line marking)
-
- Column block operations
-
- Run your compiler from within NYE and examine errors interactively
-
- Capture a DOS session in a window
-
- Real, variable width tabs.
-
- Toggle between alternate display modes from within your editing
- session. NYE allows you to create external drivers which
- support different video boards and monitors. NYE lets you
- toggle between 25 and 43 line modes if you have an EGA.
-
- Keystroke macros, with the ability to assign a keystroke macro to
- another key and to generate a macro program from the keystrokes.
-
- The most popular shareware editor, QEDIT (by Sammy Mitchell), does
- not have a powerful macro language, does not support virtual memory,
- does not have discontiguous line marking, will not capture a DOS session in
- a window, does not have regular expressions, and does not have an OS/2
- version yet.
-
- BRIEF (tm Solution Systems) will not let you toggle video modes from
- within a session, will not capture a DOS session in a window, does not have
- discontiguous line marking, does not come with a source code option, has a
- LISP-like macro language, and does not have an OS/2 version yet (as of
- 10/88).
-
-
- SUPPORT
- -------
-
- Technical support is available thorugh a variety of channels :
-
- 1) We have a 24 hr BBS at (201) 912 - 0668. (1200 baud)
- 2) We have a vendor support conference on BIX (join 'magma').
- 3) We will be getting a vendor support conference on Compuserve. In
- additon, you can e-mail questions to PPN [71520,75].
- 4) You can reach us through the Magma Systems office.
- 5) We are only several of the big BBSs in New Jersey (Software Society,
- Microsellar, Arc Exchange).
-
- Non-registered users are entitled to one question of the form "Does NYE
- do this...?". Registered users receive full technical support.
-
-