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Matrix Mole wrote:
>
> > Screen lets you copy between screens (on the same or 
> > different consoles) using keyboard commands.  
> 
> Ok, that could be really useful as opposed to trrying to bounce 
> back and forth between virtual consoles to copy information 
> (as I've done in the past).

You may already know this, but it might be useful for other 
readers:  if you have gpm (the console mouse driver) running, 
you can block-copy text from one console to the other using 
the mouse.  BL1 comes with gpm.  For BL2 or BL3, you can
install a package from Slackware.

> I just discovered today throough playing aroudn that vi isn't 
> installed by default in BL2, 

vi is user-unfriendly, particularly for newbies.

> but it does have an editor that appears to be a stripped down 
> version of pico. 

pico (and nano) are nice user-friendly editors. 

> Steven: Did you have to compile that editor yourself to get it 
> to be small enough to include with BL2, 

Yes, I compiled it myself (from nano sourcecode) with reduced
functionality to keep it small.  The editor in BL3 (e3) is
even smaller (and it has a vi option).

Cheers,
Steven