Shocked and saddened by his passing. It is amazing how much I have come to rely on his master work (VIM - Vi IMproved). Vim is one of the most useful tools I have ever used, this includes all the physical tools I have strewn across my shop bench. I would encourage anyone that works with text data to give it a solid try, it is a steep learning curve but so well worth the effort.
-Rod
P.S. Has anyone heard from Uncle Jim (Manley) recently? My email to him got bounced. Feel from to post back privately to crimson dot blue dot 2 at gmail.com
Thanks.