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			[[File:Emacs-command-line-editor.png\|thumb\|548x548px\|Example of a line editor, Emacs]]
	A '''line editor''' is a type of text editor in which editing is done via inputing commands that apply to one or more lines of text. That is, typing, editing and document display is not a simultaneous process. In contrast, common screen-based editors allow the user to interactively and directly navigate, select, and modify portions of a document. Line numbers or search functions are generally utilized for navigating the text, and, in editor that support it, making changes within lines.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Kunal Dhyani\|newspaper=GeeksForGeeks\|title=Editors and Its types in System Programming\|url=https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/editors-types-system-programming/}}</ref>		A '''line editor''' is a type of text editor in which editing is done via inputing commands that apply to one or more lines of text. That is, typing, editing and document display is not a simultaneous process. In contrast, common screen-based editors allow the user to interactively and directly navigate, select, and modify portions of a document. Line numbers or search functions are generally utilized for navigating the text, and, in editor that support it, making changes within lines.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Kunal Dhyani\|newspaper=GeeksForGeeks\|title=Editors and Its types in System Programming\|url=https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/editors-types-system-programming/}}</ref>

Amicchan: /* Soviet advancements */ Hyperlink MNOS.

2023-01-04T03:46:43Z

Soviet advancements: Hyperlink MNOS.

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	=== Soviet advancements ===		=== Soviet advancements ===
	Soviet researchers implemented their own version of UNIX <code>ed</code> in 1983, with the advent of the MNOS Unix-like operating system. The editor, much like the whole OS, supported the U-code cyrillic character set, making it the first fully bilingual text editor in computing history<ref>{{Web citation\|title=Soviet Unix Clone DEMOS\|url=https://astr0baby.wordpress.com/2016/10/17/soviet-unix-clone-demos/}}</ref>. In contrast, the Unicode specification would not be created until 1988, and it would not be implemented until 1991, with Unicode support for many text editors coming much later.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=The Unicode Consortium\|title=History of Unicode Release and Publication Dates\|url=https://unicode.org/history/publicationdates.html}}</ref>		Soviet researchers implemented their own version of UNIX <code>ed</code> in 1983, with the advent of the [[MobilNaya Operation System\|MNOS]] Unix-like operating system. The editor, much like the whole OS, supported the U-code cyrillic character set, making it the first fully bilingual text editor in computing history<ref>{{Web citation\|title=Soviet Unix Clone DEMOS\|url=https://astr0baby.wordpress.com/2016/10/17/soviet-unix-clone-demos/}}</ref>. In contrast, the Unicode specification would not be created until 1988, and it would not be implemented until 1991, with Unicode support for many text editors coming much later.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=The Unicode Consortium\|title=History of Unicode Release and Publication Dates\|url=https://unicode.org/history/publicationdates.html}}</ref>

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SovietPasiune at 09:23, 3 January 2023

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	=== Soviet advancements ===		=== Soviet advancements ===
	Soviet researchers implemented their own version of UNIX <code>ed</code> in 1983, with the advent of the MNOS Unix-like operating system. The editor, much like the whole OS, supported the U-code cyrillic character set, making it the first fully bilingual text editor in computing history<ref>{{Web citation\|title=Soviet Unix Clone DEMOS\|url=https://astr0baby.wordpress.com/2016/10/17/soviet-unix-clone-demos/}}</ref>. In contrast, the Unicode specification would not be created until 1988, and it would not be implemented until 1991, with ~~unicode~~ support for many text editors coming much later.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=The Unicode Consortium\|title=History of Unicode Release and Publication Dates\|url=https://unicode.org/history/publicationdates.html}}</ref>		Soviet researchers implemented their own version of UNIX <code>ed</code> in 1983, with the advent of the MNOS Unix-like operating system. The editor, much like the whole OS, supported the U-code cyrillic character set, making it the first fully bilingual text editor in computing history<ref>{{Web citation\|title=Soviet Unix Clone DEMOS\|url=https://astr0baby.wordpress.com/2016/10/17/soviet-unix-clone-demos/}}</ref>. In contrast, the Unicode specification would not be created until 1988, and it would not be implemented until 1991, with Unicode support for many text editors coming much later.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=The Unicode Consortium\|title=History of Unicode Release and Publication Dates\|url=https://unicode.org/history/publicationdates.html}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==
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	[[Category:Computing]]		[[Category:Computing]]

SovietPasiune: soviet advancements

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soviet advancements

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	Line editors were the first kind of text editor, as not only memory limitations, but also the fact that most computers only had printers as their output method, meant that such programs were ideal for their time.<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=FIPP Technology Museum\|title=Impressora de linha Burroughs\|url=http://sites.unoeste.br/museu/burroughs-line-printer/}}</ref> The first line editor is, possibly, a program named "Colossal Typewriter"<ref>{{Citation\|author=John McCarthy and Roland Silver\|year=1960\|title=Memorandum - Colossal Typewriter Program\|title-url=https://www.computerhistory.org/pdp-1/_media/pdf/DEC.pdp_1.1960.102650331.pdf}}</ref>, which was implemented on the computers of the Bolt, Beranek and Newman company by December 1960. The program inspired the creation of more editors, such as Expensive Typewriter in 1961<ref>{{Citation\|author=US Government\|year=1972\|title=Expensive Typewriter\|title-url=https://www.computerhistory.org/pdp-1/_media/pdf/DEC.pdp_1.1972.102650079.pdf}}</ref>, and QED, which was implemented in 1968<ref>{{Web citation\|title=Q. E. D Time-Sharing Editor\|url=https://begriffs.com/pdf/qed-editor.pdf}}</ref>. In 1971, <code>ed</code>, one of the most iconic line editors, which would be included in every version of [[UNIX]] up to this day, was created by Ken Thompson.<ref>{{Web citation\|title=UNIX Version 1 Manual Pages (man12)\|url=https://www.bell-labs.com/usr/dmr/www/man12.pdf}}</ref>		Line editors were the first kind of text editor, as not only memory limitations, but also the fact that most computers only had printers as their output method, meant that such programs were ideal for their time.<ref>{{Web citation\|newspaper=FIPP Technology Museum\|title=Impressora de linha Burroughs\|url=http://sites.unoeste.br/museu/burroughs-line-printer/}}</ref> The first line editor is, possibly, a program named "Colossal Typewriter"<ref>{{Citation\|author=John McCarthy and Roland Silver\|year=1960\|title=Memorandum - Colossal Typewriter Program\|title-url=https://www.computerhistory.org/pdp-1/_media/pdf/DEC.pdp_1.1960.102650331.pdf}}</ref>, which was implemented on the computers of the Bolt, Beranek and Newman company by December 1960. The program inspired the creation of more editors, such as Expensive Typewriter in 1961<ref>{{Citation\|author=US Government\|year=1972\|title=Expensive Typewriter\|title-url=https://www.computerhistory.org/pdp-1/_media/pdf/DEC.pdp_1.1972.102650079.pdf}}</ref>, and QED, which was implemented in 1968<ref>{{Web citation\|title=Q. E. D Time-Sharing Editor\|url=https://begriffs.com/pdf/qed-editor.pdf}}</ref>. In 1971, <code>ed</code>, one of the most iconic line editors, which would be included in every version of [[UNIX]] up to this day, was created by Ken Thompson.<ref>{{Web citation\|title=UNIX Version 1 Manual Pages (man12)\|url=https://www.bell-labs.com/usr/dmr/www/man12.pdf}}</ref>

	~~Soviet researchers implemented their own version of UNIX <code>ed</code>~~ in ~~1983, with the advent of~~ the ~~MNOS Unix-like operating system. The editor~~, ~~much like~~ the ~~whole OS~~, ~~supported the U-code cyrillic character set~~, ~~making it~~ the ~~first fully bilingual~~ text ~~editor in computing history.<ref>{{Web citation\|title=Soviet Unix Clone DEMOS\|url=https://astr0baby.wordpress~~.~~com/2016/10/17/soviet-unix-clone-demos/}}</ref>~~		Line editors are still used in the modern day, mostly for accessibility reasons (as the sequential editing style is more welcoming to screen reader software), and for system recovery, as they tend to not rely on the graphics and user interface stacks of most text editors.

	~~Line editors are still used~~ in the ~~modern day~~, ~~mostly for accessibility reasons (as~~ the ~~sequential editing style is more welcoming to screen reader software)~~, ~~and for system recovery~~, ~~as they tend to~~ not ~~rely on the graphics~~ and ~~user interface stacks of most~~ text editors.		=== Soviet advancements ===
			Soviet researchers implemented their own version of UNIX <code>ed</code> in 1983, with the advent of the MNOS Unix-like operating system. The editor, much like the whole OS, supported the U-code cyrillic character set, making it the first fully bilingual text editor in computing history<ref>{{Web citation\|title=Soviet Unix Clone DEMOS\|url=https://astr0baby.wordpress.com/2016/10/17/soviet-unix-clone-demos/}}</ref>. In contrast, the Unicode specification would not be created until 1988, and it would not be implemented until 1991, with unicode support for many text editors coming much later.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=The Unicode Consortium\|title=History of Unicode Release and Publication Dates\|url=https://unicode.org/history/publicationdates.html}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==
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	[[Category:Computing]]		[[Category:Computing]]

SovietPasiune at 13:48, 1 January 2023

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SovietPasiune: Add technology page on line editors

2023-01-01T13:46:26Z

Add technology page on line editors

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A '''line editor''' is a type of text editor in which editing is done via inputing commands that apply to one or more lines of text. That is, typing, editing and document display is not a simultaneous process. In contrast, common screen-based editors allow the user to interactively and directly navigate, select, and modify portions of a document. Line numbers or search functions are generally utilized for navigating the text, and, in editor that support it, making changes within lines.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Kunal Dhyani|newspaper=GeeksForGeeks|title=Editors and Its types in System Programming|url=https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/editors-types-system-programming/}}</ref>

== History ==
Line editors were the first kind of text editor, as not only memory limitations, but also the fact that most computers only had printers as their output method, meant that such programs were ideal for their time.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=FIPP Technology Museum|title=Impressora de linha Burroughs|url=http://sites.unoeste.br/museu/burroughs-line-printer/}}</ref> The first line editor is, possibly, a program named "Colossal Typewriter"<ref>{{Citation|author=John McCarthy and Roland Silver|year=1960|title=Memorandum - Colossal Typewriter Program|title-url=https://www.computerhistory.org/pdp-1/_media/pdf/DEC.pdp_1.1960.102650331.pdf}}</ref>, which was implemented on the computers of the Bolt, Beranek and Newman company by December 1960. The program inspired the creation of more editors, such as Expensive Typewriter in 1961<ref>{{Citation|author=US Government|year=1972|title=Expensive Typewriter|title-url=https://www.computerhistory.org/pdp-1/_media/pdf/DEC.pdp_1.1972.102650079.pdf}}</ref>, and QED, which was implemented in 1968<ref>{{Web citation|title=Q. E. D Time-Sharing Editor|url=https://begriffs.com/pdf/qed-editor.pdf}}</ref>. In 1971, <code>ed</code>, one of the most iconic line editors, which would be included in every version of [[UNIX]] up to this day, was created by Ken Thompson.<ref>{{Web citation|title=UNIX Version 1 Manual Pages (man12)|url=https://www.bell-labs.com/usr/dmr/www/man12.pdf}}</ref>

Soviet researchers implemented their own version of UNIX <code>ed</code> in 1983, with the advent of the MNOS Unix-like operating system. The editor, much like the whole OS, supported the U-code cyrillic character set, making it the first fully bilingual text editor in computing history.<ref>{{Web citation|title=Soviet Unix Clone DEMOS|url=https://astr0baby.wordpress.com/2016/10/17/soviet-unix-clone-demos/}}</ref>

Line editors are still used in the modern day, mostly for accessibility reasons (as the sequential editing style is more welcoming to screen reader software), and for system recovery, as they tend to not rely on the graphics and user interface stacks of most text editors.

== References ==
<references />