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Geirhovland at 04:05, 26 September 2011

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Fast Edit v1.00 was written by Geir Hovland in the period March-August 1990. After the review in Dragon Update by Raymond Roach in December 1990, version v1.01 was released. As of September 2011, FEdit is released to the public domain by the author.

FAST EDIT - REVIEWED BY RAYMOND ROACH, DRAGON UPDATE, DECEMBER 1990
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When I think that I have found the best text editor/word processor for the
Dragon, up comes someone with another which offers much that the others do not.
Geir Hovland has done just that with his FEDIT V.100 disc. I have reviewed it
using my Dragon 64 with Superdos E6 and a Panasonic KX-P1081 printer.
The screen presentation is 64 x 32 upper and lower case characters. This, using
a TV set for the screen, is a little difficult to read at my age, but is really
very good, the program is fully menu driven and very straightforward to use.
The left/right arrow keys bring the required menus on screen. Only one hiccup
came to light in the edit mode. After making a deletion, the cursor did not
flash until the left arrow as pressed a second time. Once this was known, no
other problems were found. Block move, copy or delete functions are easy to use
as are the word search/replace facilities. A menu allows you to control key
repeat rate and delay time, and, if you like that sort of thing, have a
keyclick. There is also a menu which allows you to upload and download text
between computers at one of four Baud rates. The print menu provides for full
or part print with or without linefeed. It also caters for serial and parallel
printer connection.
Now I come to the part which I found sets this program apart from others. You
can use the full IBM international character set within the text by pressing
the CLEAR key followed by the ASCII number. These 255 possibilities have really
expanded the DRagon in a way I have never found before.
Geir Hovland deserves every encouragement Dragon owners can give him - so
PLEASE buy a copy of the disc, which brings a first rate English manual with
it, and open up the Dragon for even greater use.
P.S. Having just printed a proof copy of this review I realised that I have
forgotten another word of information. When you have finished your text, ALWAYS
end with an ENTER. If you do not, the last line will not print out - as I have
just reminded myself.
The disc can be obtained from G.E. Hovland, Stubbsvingen 67B, 7036 Trondheim,
Norway. Because of the high charges involved in international cheques, please
pay in Norwegian Kroner. The cost for disc and manual is only 100 Kronber. (Ask
your bank how you can pay).

Comment by the author: In the updated version V1.01, an extra return/linefeed
is sent to the printer after the last page. The cursor flash issue pointed out
has also been fixed.

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 When I think that I have found the best text editor/word processor for the
 Dragon, up comes someone with another which offers much that the others do not.
-Geir Hovland has done just that with his FEDIT V.100 disc. I have reviewed it
+Geir Hovland has done just that with his FEDIT V1.00 disc. I have reviewed it
 using my Dragon 64 with Superdos E6 and a Panasonic KX-P1081 printer.
 The screen presentation is 64 x 32 upper and lower case characters. This, using
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 The disc can be obtained from G.E. Hovland, Stubbsvingen 67B, 7036 Trondheim,
 Norway. Because of the high charges involved in international cheques, please
-pay in Norwegian Kroner. The cost for disc and manual is only 100 Kronber. (Ask
+pay in Norwegian Kroner. The cost for disc and manual is only 100 Kroner. (Ask
 your bank how you can pay).

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 can use the full IBM international character set within the text by pressing
 the CLEAR key followed by the ASCII number. These 255 possibilities have really
-expanded the DRagon in a way I have never found before.
+expanded the Dragon in a way I have never found before.
 Geir Hovland deserves every encouragement Dragon owners can give him - so
 PLEASE buy a copy of the disc, which brings a first rate English manual with

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 FAST EDIT - REVIEWED BY RAYMOND ROACH, DRAGON UPDATE, DECEMBER 1990
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 When I think that I have found the best text editor/word processor for the
 Dragon, up comes someone with another which offers much that the others do not.
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 is sent to the printer after the last page. The cursor flash issue pointed out
 has also been fixed.