Where, When and Why to use Vim - Where

• Vim is indeed a very portable editor - runs on most UNIX flavours as well as:
• • Windows
  • MacOS
  • DOS
  • VMS
  • and many others OSes.

• Several front-ends exist:
• • console
  • Gtk+
  • Motif
  • KDE
  • Windows GUI
  • Many Others: Check http://www.vim.org/6kbyte.php .