[TUHS] the first busybox

[Mychaela Falconia via TUHS]

Mary Ann Horton wrote:

> I added the 'd' for 'edit' or 'vedit' in 
> 78, arranging that novice users could invoke it that way to help protect 
> them from common mistakes (like confusion about whether you were in 
> input or command mode).

What is 'vedit' mode?  At least in the version that made it into
4.3BSD, 'edit' turns on 'noopen' mode that disables 'open' and
'visual' - so what does it mean to have a "novice" mode that is also
visual?

M~