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I can't find a suitable URL here, whether on the vim.org page or on the ones that it points
to as mirrors. The only Mac version I can spot is an OS9 binary, which I don't want to
bother with reinstalling under OSX. (I didn't much care for it on OS9, nevermind classic :)
Thanks..

It's a bit tough to find, since the vim.org mirrors list appears fairly out-of-date. I just kept trying them until I found one that works. The following FTP server (as of today, anyway!) works and has both files you need on it:
ftp://ftp.ny.us.vim.org/pub/editors/vim/unix/
Look for the last two in the list, vim-5.7-rt.tar.gz and vim-5.7-src.tar.gz
-rob.

Splendid. Thanks :)

The new home page for vim is
http://vim.sourceforge.net/
and you can find pre-compiled versions for OS X (Terminal,
XDarwin, and Carbon) at
http://vim.sourceforge.net/download.php
I maintain the binaries for the Carbon version, which is
still somewhat buggy.

I used fink ( http://fink.sourceforge.net/ ) to install vim, also used it for clisp(worked great). Also if you want color coding just make a .vimrc file containing the line:
set term=builtin_beos-ansi
Thats it hope it works for you.
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/****************
Richard Cook
CSUSM
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This hint is mostly obsolete as vim is now the built-in replacement for vi in 10.3 (Panther).
Note that it does NOT support the GUI mode, so if you want that you'll have to build your own.
Also, in robg's hint he says you need to do a
:set term=
along with
:syntax on
to get color syntax highlighting. The term command is not needed if your haven't changed the new 10.3 default for Terminal (xterm-color).
Enjoy!

Syntax Vim Download For Mac

I'd much prefer the version of vi shipped before Panther. I've tried elvis, and still would rather use the stock vi. Does anyone have a source for <10.3's vi?

And now you can run vim on your iPhone
http://developers.slashdot.org/developers/07/07/25/1225242.shtml

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Wayne
http://whall.org

Just install AquaEmacs!

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