cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/37661765

Notepad now supports AI features like Summarize, Write, and Rewrite on Copilot+ PCs, with no subscription required. If you have a subscription, you can seamlessly switch between local and cloud models based on your needs. If you’re not signed in or don’t have a subscription, you can use the local model to accomplish your tasks. For now, these features support English only, making premium AI more accessible and flexible for everyone.

Source: Windows Insiders blog.

  • palordrolap@fedia.io
    6·
    2 days ago

    Well, yes, but actually no. It’s more like MS-DOS’s EDIT.COM since it runs in a command line / “DOS” window.

    In fact, since EDIT.COM went through a couple of distinct variants back in the day, you could say that this is the third variant of it.

    The other two being 1) the BASIC-deactivated side of QBASIC.EXE which was an editor and programming language in one, and then 2) a stand-alone, from the ground up, version (with no BASIC to disable) which came along with Win9x / MS-DOS 7.

    I keep a copy of the latter in my DOSBox config. It’s only 70kB.

    • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pubEnglish
      2·
      7 hours ago

      I didn’t mean the style chosen for the editor. I only meant the tagline.

      And edit,com was the shit and will always be my top 5 favorite text editors. Yes, more than vim.

      Edit: changed the . to a , so it won’t be a url lol

      • palordrolap@fedia.io
        3·
        6 hours ago

        Markdown varies a little from instance to instance, but you ought to be able to get away with a backslash before a problematic character (like that dot) or else backticks around something to get monospace text.

        edit\.com → edit.com `EDIT.COM` → EDIT.COM

        Try not to twist your brain on how I managed to get the left hand sides of those arrows.