I am always interested in the further securing my computer in anyway possible. This has led to many formats of my hard drive, but I learn. Anyway, as I was fumbling through "C:\windows\system32" and I came across edit.com --- I opened the program, and it came up with that screen. Well, I have searched and searched but nothing seems to lead me to the answer. What is "C:\windows\system32\edit.com", and what is it used for?

P.S. If it helps, im running WinXP...
Thanx for your answers.
- S. Tranton

: I am always interested in the further securing my computer in anyway possible. This has led to many formats of my hard drive, but I learn. Anyway, as I was fumbling through "C:\windows\system32" and I came across edit.com --- I opened the program, and it came up with that screen. Well, I have searched and searched but nothing seems to lead me to the answer. What is "C:\windows\system32\edit.com", and what is it used for?
:
: P.S. If it helps, im running WinXP...
: Thanx for your answers.
: - S. Tranton
:

Text editor.

: : I am always interested in the further securing my computer in anyway possible. This has led to many formats of my hard drive, but I learn. Anyway, as I was fumbling through "C:\windows\system32" and I came across edit.com --- I opened the program, and it came up with that screen. Well, I have searched and searched but nothing seems to lead me to the answer. What is "C:\windows\system32\edit.com", and what is it used for?
: :
: : P.S. If it helps, im running WinXP...
: : Thanx for your answers.
: : - S. Tranton
: :
:
: Text editor.
:
OLD DOS text editor. We're talking ancient.

-Sephiroth

: : : I am always interested in the further securing my computer in anyway possible. This has led to many formats of my hard drive, but I learn. Anyway, as I was fumbling through "C:\windows\system32" and I came across edit.com --- I opened the program, and it came up with that screen. Well, I have searched and searched but nothing seems to lead me to the answer. What is "C:\windows\system32\edit.com", and what is it used for?
: : :
: : : P.S. If it helps, im running WinXP...
: : : Thanx for your answers.
: : : - S. Tranton
: : :
: :
: : Text editor.
: :
: OLD DOS text editor. We're talking ancient.
:
: -Sephiroth
:
:
That's nothing... I have found EDLIN (!!!) in my WinXP! No kidding... That is a line editor I coded with in 1986. It means you edit your source file, by the line at a time - there is no cursor up down or left right - you have to give a text command, like:

+8 r 3 "Hello"

that mean at column offset 8 replace 3 symbols with text 'Hello'.

NOW, we talking ancient!

: : : : I am always interested in the further securing my computer in anyway possible. This has led to many formats of my hard drive, but I learn. Anyway, as I was fumbling through "C:\windows\system32" and I came across edit.com --- I opened the program, and it came up with that screen. Well, I have searched and searched but nothing seems to lead me to the answer. What is "C:\windows\system32\edit.com", and what is it used for?
: : : :
: : : : P.S. If it helps, im running WinXP...
: : : : Thanx for your answers.
: : : : - S. Tranton
: : : :
: : :
: : : Text editor.
: : :
: : OLD DOS text editor. We're talking ancient.
: :
: : -Sephiroth
: :
: :
: That's nothing... I have found EDLIN (!!!) in my WinXP! No kidding... That is a line editor I coded with in 1986. It means you edit your source file, by the line at a time - there is no cursor up down or left right - you have to give a text command, like:
:
: +8 r 3 "Hello"
:
: that mean at column offset 8 replace 3 symbols with text 'Hello'.
:
: NOW, we talking ancient!
:
:

The whole COM format is ancient :)

: That's nothing... I have found EDLIN (!!!) in my WinXP! No kidding... That is a line editor I coded with in 1986. It means you edit your source file, by the line at a time - there is no cursor up down or left right - you have to give a text command, like:
:
: +8 r 3 "Hello"
:
: that mean at column offset 8 replace 3 symbols with text 'Hello'.
:
: NOW, we talking ancient!
:
:
Holly Cow, i had totally forgotten about edlin and it was 1988 when i first started playing with PCs.

: Holly Cow, i had totally forgotten about edlin and it was 1988 when i first started playing with PCs.
:
:
1988? You're just some n00b! I started in '81 on an Atari400 with the 410 cassette-drive. It's sitting behind me under my bed, still working. Go Atari!!

-Sephiroth