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1.1     ! root        1: This is version 3 of the editor. It is too large to fit on a pdp-11
        !             2: unless you have overlay code. (Such code is available for v7 unix on 2bsd.)
        !             3: 
        !             4: Version 2.13 corresponds to version 3 without the enhancements in 3.
        !             5: There is no reason to use 2.13 unless you have a pdp-11 that does not have
        !             6: overlay software, since 3 contains all the bug fixes and some new features.
        !             7: 
        !             8: Special installation notes for this version.
        !             9: 2) The include file varargs.h should be installed, as the printf here needs it.
        !            10: 3) The include file local/uparm.h should be installed, as ex_tune.h needs it.
        !            11:    The contents of this include file can be modified if you wish to place
        !            12:    the editor in a nonstandard location.
        !            13: 
        !            14: Conditional compilation flags:
        !            15:        -DTRACE         for debugging (wont then fit on an 11)
        !            16:        -DVFORK         for UCB Vax/Unix with the vfork system call.
        !            17:        -DCHDIR         compile in undocumented old chdir (cd) command
        !            18:        -DLISP          compile in lisp hacks
        !            19:        -DUCVISUAL      compile in code to handle \ escapes for visual on
        !            20:                        upper case only terminals.  gross.
        !            21:        -DCRYPT         -x option to edit encrypted files

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