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Calvin 2.4 (Announce)

posted by ecm  , Düsseldorf, Germany, 19.01.2026, 18:42

> Calvin is a very small and fast vi editor for 16 bit DOS.
>
> There is really only one change in this release: the status message from ^G
> now prints the current column as well as the line. The only real reason
> for this release is to port the source code from Borland Turbo-C & A86 to
> the free Watcom compiler toolchain, which is shipped with FreeDOS.
>
> Bits
> https://archive.org/details/calvin24
> gopher://tilde.pink/1/~bencollver/files/dos/editor/calvin/
>
> Source code
> https://chiselapp.com/user/bencollver/repository/calvin/timeline
> gopher://tilde.pink/1/~bencollver/fossil/calvin/

Nice! Usage conditions is the MIT license, and it is also by Paul Vojta (same as original FreeDOS Debug).

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Complete thread:

• Calvin 2.4 - bencollver, 19.01.2026, 17:53 (Announce)
  • Calvin 2.4 - ecm, 19.01.2026, 18:42
  • Calvin 2.4 - boeckmann, 25.01.2026, 15:43