NetBSD and SC
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It seems that the NetBSD 9.3 has a modern (7.16) version of the sc(1),
the console-only spreadsheet calculator. I was used to the older (6.22)
release which was traditionally available in many "classic" UNIX
systems like the IRIX (as was included in many linux distros, too).
By modern I mean the latest stable version (the 7.16 is from 2002), my
favorite 6.22 is a bit older (1990s). The initial release was in 1981,
by the way.
I have no problem with modern stuff it it is not worse than the old
one. Unfortunately, there 7.x line added some features which have made
my work harder.
The sc(1) traditionally use vi-like syntax (and it is modal as the
vi(1) is). But some things were simpler. For example, copying of cells:
the "m" key was used to mark the cell and then the "c" was enough to
copy it.
Now it is necessary to use the exact vi way: "ma" and "ca" (or other
letter). In theory it is an improvement because one can have many
buffers for copying. In practice I never need to copy more than one
thing and time (and I am unable too remember how many buffer I made and
what stuff is in these buffers). So this improvement only forces me to
use 2 times more keys than I needed to use in the sc 6.x.
All Linux distros have had the 7.x for ages and this was one of reasons
which I preferred to edit my spreadsheets on the BSD.
I'm not a luddite.
I'm not a luddite.
I'm not a luddite.
References:
[1]
gopher://gopherpedia.com/0/Sc%20%28spreadsheet%20calculator%29