| Personal Editor | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developer | IBM |
| Initial release | 1982 (1982)1 |
| Operating system | PC DOS, DOS/V |
| Platform | IBM PC compatible |
| Type | Text editor |
| License | Proprietary software |
Personal Editor (PE) and Personal Editor II (PE2) was a text editor developed by IBM for IBM PC DOS and MS-DOS in the 1980s. It became popular because of its easy, fast, and programmable (custom keyboard shortcuts) user interface.23
PE influenced its successor text editors, such as Personal Editor 32, a modern 32-bit editor with a user interface based on PE2, and QE, a text editor for Linux systems.45
For Asia-Pacific region, IBM Japan released a DBCS version of Personal Editor for IBM 5550 and PS/55.67 It was available in IBM's lineup over the years.8
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