Bitmap display is media compatible with dot matrix or laser printers.
Bill Joy

But no, I don't generally have trouble with spelling mistakes.
Bill Joy

But with Interleaf I don't even have a spell program.
Bill Joy

Document preparation systems will also require large screen displays.
Bill Joy

I got tired of people complaining that it was too hard to use UNIX because the editor was too complicated.
Bill Joy

I had almost rewritten all of the display code for windows, and that was when I gave up.
Bill Joy

I just don't like to lose what's in the window.
Bill Joy

I remember right after Carter got elected, I was sitting in my apartment in Albany, CA, on a Saturday listening to people call Carter and ask stupid questions while I designed the screen editor.
Bill Joy

I started to write a new editor not too long ago and had it about half done after two days.
Bill Joy

I think editors have to come out of a certain kind of community.
Bill Joy


I think it killed the performance on a lot of the systems in the Labs for years because everyone had their own copy of it, but it wasn't being shared, and so they wasted huge amounts of memory back when memory was expensive.
Bill Joy

I think multiple levels of undo would be wonderful, too.
Bill Joy

I think one of the interesting things is that vi is really a mode-based editor.
Bill Joy

I think the hard thing about all these tools is that it takes a fair amount of effort to become proficient.
Bill Joy

I think the Macintosh proves that everyone can have a bitmapped display.
Bill Joy

I think the wonderful thing about vi is that it has such a good market share because we gave it away.
Bill Joy

I was surprised about vi going in, though, I didn't know it was in System V.
Bill Joy

I wish we hadn't used all the keys on the keyboard.
Bill Joy

Interleaf is based on the formatting process.
Bill Joy

Interleaf is very nice. I expect there to be a lot of competition for programs like that.
Bill Joy