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authorRobin Haberkorn <robin.haberkorn@googlemail.com>2025-08-18 00:13:38 +0300
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sciteco(7): clarified SciTECO's policy with regards to TECO-11 and Video TECO compatibility
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.SH COMPATIBILITY
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-\*(ST is not compatible with any particular TECO dialect,
-but is quite similar to
-.BR "Video TECO" .
-Most Video TECO and many Standard TECO programs should
+\*(ST strives to be compatible with \(lqstandard\(rq DEC TECO-11 whereever this
+does not hinder \*(ST's nature as an interactive modern editor.
+In questions concerning multiple buffers and interactivity
+\*(ST draws inspiration from Video TECO.
+Most Video TECO and many \(lqstandard\(rq TECO macros should
be portable with little or no changes.
-This manual mentions differences on several occasions.
+\*(ST however conciously deviates from both dialects to preserve
+features considered intrinsic and defining to the project.
.
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.SH SEE ALSO