MVS editors

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I'm very sure that this is NOT a comprehensive list of editors that run on the OS/390 (MVS) platform. These are the ones that I know about.

Name	Vendor	Environment	Notes
ABE	Freeware	TSO	It has the look and feel of the old FSE. It features over 200 subcommands. Download from the www.cbttape.org Overflow tape files 261-269.
ISPF	IBM	TSO (batch and online)	IBM's premier editing solution on the MVS platform
EDIT	IBM	TSO (batch and online)	Ancient line mode editor
FSE FSE+	Applied Software	TSO (online)	Fast full screen editor that can be invoked in the READY mode.
IEDIT	Interprocess	?	APL editor
MINI EDIT	MacKinney Systems	CICS	Edit in a CICS environment instead of TSO
ROSCOE	Computer Associates	ROSCOE	Supports many users in one address space
Visual SlickEdit for OS/390	MicroEdge	PC	Edit Mainframe files from a Windows or Unix workstation
BIM-EDIT/MVS	BIM-EDIT	CICS or VTAM access	BIM-EDIT can replace CMS, VOLLIE, ROSCOE, LIBRARIAN, CONDOR or PANVALET.
Condor	Phoenix Software	CICS or VTAM access	CONDOR is a powerful, fully supported on-line library management and program development system. Its high-level system maintenance utilities let you access all areas of your system without disrupting production.

VSAM editors

Name	Vendor	Notes
FileAid	Compuware	VSAM editing with COBOL copybook support
ASG-SEDIT-MVS	ASG	An interactive, full-screen tool that facilitates the management and manipulation of MVS files.
Startool	Serena	VSAM editing with COBOL copybook support

ISPF editor enhancement products

Name	Vendor	Notes
ISPF-Aid	ToolSoft	Adds ISPF editor extensions

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