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		chungy on Dec 25, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ptext: A Nano-like text editor built with pure C Keep in mind that nano's name is derived from the fact it's a clone of pico, and things might start to make more sense. GNU nano's name is a play on words, not a statement about its size.

cozzyd on Dec 25, 2023 | [–]

Indeed, one would expect it to be 1000 times bigger than pico. At 3 MB that's even plausible...

erik_seaberg on Dec 25, 2023 | [–]

And “Pico” is the message composing editor originally written for the “Pine Is Not Elm” email client.

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