MINCE is a text editor , originally created for 8080 -based microcomputers running the CP/M operating system . Later versions of MINCE were available for GEMDOS on the Atari ST , VAX/VMS , RSX-11 , and various flavors of Unix .
3-575: Developed in BDS C by Mark of the Unicorn , it was bundled with computers from Kaypro and Morrow Designs , and the Epson QX-10 . It was a subset of Emacs (MINCE stands for "MINCE Is Not Complete Emacs") designed to run within the 64kB memory limit of 8-bit computers. MINCE used a gap buffer to fit within 48kB, and implemented a very efficient virtual memory system to support multiple buffers and
6-453: A maximum file size limited only by available disk space. MINCE was a companion product to SCRIBBLE , a text formatter based on Scribe . This separation of duties into editor plus formatter was common among advanced word processors at that time. Although it was not open source , MOTU distributed partial code they deemed most useful for extending the product. In 1981, MINCE and SCRIBBLE were sold together, along with their source code and
9-599: The BDS C compiler, as a software bundle for US$ 350 (almost US$ 1000 in 2014 dollars) under the name "Amethyst". Amethyst was available without the compiler for $ 250, and MINCE and SCRIBBLE were available alone for $ 175. In 1984 the list price of MINCE was US$ 175. (equivalent to US$ 433.22 in 2019). MINCE and SCRIBBLE were later developed into the Perfect Writer and FinalWord word processors . FinalWord later became Sprint . An open source project, Portable MINCE , allows
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