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Word Processors on the Commodore VIC-20 (2021)
Word processing is possible on the VIC-20 and can be surprisingly comfortable despite the small screen text area. Here I will show a variety of word processors
rReplace modedDelete a character (can be pressed multiple times)dwDelete a worddsDelete a sentencedpDelete a paragraph (upto next line feed)iInsert textOnce we have finished editing we leave L.Edit mode and return to the menu with the Escape key ( ←). Alternatively, if we want to access the raw files before formatting takes place they are easily processed as they just consist of a series of screen codes. One odd feature that is worth pointing out is that we can use the joystick to control the cursor which doesn't seem easier than the keyboard but perhaps is more comfortable if we are just reading through text.
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