Microsoft surprises MS-DOS fans with remake of ancient text editor that works on Linux
“Last month, Microsoft released a modern remake of its classic MS-DOS Editor, bringing back a piece of computing history that first appeared in MS-DOS 5.0 back in 1991. The new open source tool, built with Rust and simply called “Edit,” works on Windows, macOS, and—in a twist that would have seemed unlikely three decades ago—Linux.”
Yes, not only is it open source, but it also has a Linux binary file in its release. It feels a bit like the whole world just turned upside down.
The interesting part though is that text editing has not really changed that much. The features may have, but it is still plain old ASCII text, so this editor can still work fine over 30 years later.
The linked article has, near the end of the article, a link to the GitHub project site, as well as for a Linux Snap package.
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http://https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/microsoft-surprises-ms-dos-fans-with-remake-of-ancient-text-editor-that-works-on-linux#
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