Jim writes:

> Semware in Georgia started distributing Qedit for Dos in 1988 and I don't think they
> had any idea about Qedit on the HP3000.    I am sure there was some agreement to
> change the name [...]

that's my thought as well.

> I purchased and used Qedit back in 1989 after obtaining and using a shareware copy.

I recall doing that too!  I lost track of it after switching to something or other
else later.

> Just an accident of naming.     Of course, it was a little
> hard to browse the web and get information back then.  ;-)

You mean, *everyone* wasn't an Interex member and HP 3000 user? :)

> Gee, that reminds me of Gopher, Archie, and Veronica .....   And reading about WAIS
> ... Those were the days!

The real old net days: if you were on the net, you had guest logon access to every
computer on it!

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