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From: tinguely@plains.NoDak.edu (Mark Tinguely)
Subject: Re: Where can I find the Pico editor?
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In article <3r16g5$fle@bonnie.tcd-dresden.de> joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de writes:
>Etienne Finet  <efinet@insist.com> wrote:
>>Where can I find a better text editor like pico?
>
>In the ports (packages) collection?
>
>When in doubt, ask archie.

archie's answer for "pico" is a graphics tool not the editor. pico, the
editor, is part of the mail application "pine". you can find a FreeBSD port
of pine (including pico) in the mail section of the ports collection.

--mark.