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I think one of the interesting things is that vi is really a mode-based editor.

The fundamental problem with vi is that it doesn't have a mouse and therefore you've got all these commands.

I was surprised about vi going in, though, I didn't know it was in System V.

I think the wonderful thing about vi is that it has such a good market share because we gave it away.

I just wanted to make sure that what I write is what appears on screen, to not have some idiot change it on its way to the screen.

I used to help Viv with the chords and melodies sometimes.

I tend to overwrite; I need a good editor.

Vilify, Vilify, some of it will always stick.

I got tired of people complaining that it was too hard to use UNIX because the editor was too complicated.