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On Wed, Jul 07, 2021 at 10:58:50AM +1000, George Michaelson wrote:
> I actually "think" in ed. 

I think in pic, I can look at pic code and see what it will draw.
To me, pic is one of the best things that came out of Bell Labs.
Unix is awesome, no doubt.  But for the essence of small but you
can see what it will do, pic is greater than ed.  No disrespect
to ed, I've spent a pile of time in ed.