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'''TVEDIT''' was the first in a family of full-screen text editor.  It was written by Brian Tolliver for the [[Stanford Time-Sharing System|Odin]] [[time-sharing]] on the Stanford [[PDP-1]].
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[[Image:Zeus_TVEDIT.png|thumb|right|TVEDIT running on the Zeus system.]]
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'''TVEDIT''' was the first in a family of full-screen text editor.  It was written by Brian Tolliver for the [[Stanford Time-Sharing System|Odin and Zeus]] [[time-sharing]] systems on the Stanford [[PDP-1]].
  
 
The full-screen editing features of E was an influence on Richard Stallman and the [[Emacs editors|EMACS]] editor.  Douglas Hofstadter wrote his book ''Gödel, Escher, Bach'' using TVEdit on the IMSSS Imlacs in Ventura Hall.
 
The full-screen editing features of E was an influence on Richard Stallman and the [[Emacs editors|EMACS]] editor.  Douglas Hofstadter wrote his book ''Gödel, Escher, Bach'' using TVEdit on the IMSSS Imlacs in Ventura Hall.
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* TVEdit for the [[IMSSS]] [[TENEX]] system, displaying on [[Imlac PDS-1]] computers.  Written by John Prebus.
 
* TVEdit for the [[IMSSS]] [[TENEX]] system, displaying on [[Imlac PDS-1]] computers.  Written by John Prebus.
* TV-Edit at IMSSS and SUMEX-AIM, displaying on TEC 400 and Datamedia 2500 [[video terminal]]s, by Pentti Kanerva.
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* TV-Edit at IMSSS and [[SUMEX-AIM]], displaying on TEC 400 and Datamedia 2500 [[video terminal]]s, by Pentti Kanerva.
 
* TV for [[Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory|SAIL]] [[Information International Inc|III]] and [[Data Disc]] displays, by Dan Swinehart.
 
* TV for [[Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory|SAIL]] [[Information International Inc|III]] and [[Data Disc]] displays, by Dan Swinehart.
 
* E for Data Disc displays, by Fred Wright, Brian Harvey, Arthur Samuel, Martin Frost, et al.
 
* E for Data Disc displays, by Fred Wright, Brian Harvey, Arthur Samuel, Martin Frost, et al.

Latest revision as of 11:36, 12 June 2023

TVEDIT running on the Zeus system.

TVEDIT was the first in a family of full-screen text editor. It was written by Brian Tolliver for the Odin and Zeus time-sharing systems on the Stanford PDP-1.

The full-screen editing features of E was an influence on Richard Stallman and the EMACS editor. Douglas Hofstadter wrote his book Gödel, Escher, Bach using TVEdit on the IMSSS Imlacs in Ventura Hall.

Offspring, all running on the PDP-10, include:

  • TVEdit for the IMSSS TENEX system, displaying on Imlac PDS-1 computers. Written by John Prebus.
  • TV-Edit at IMSSS and SUMEX-AIM, displaying on TEC 400 and Datamedia 2500 video terminals, by Pentti Kanerva.
  • TV for SAIL III and Data Disc displays, by Dan Swinehart.
  • E for Data Disc displays, by Fred Wright, Brian Harvey, Arthur Samuel, Martin Frost, et al.


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