Life on the Command Line

[Rosalind Mitchell]

Driven by a combination of curiosity, nostalgia (old enough to remember
being shown VisiCalc and thinking it a wonder) and natural
steampunkishness, I've been investigating ways of running everyday
applications from the command line in text sessions.  Using
Mutt/Fetchmail/Exim for email, slrn for Usenet, vim and emacs for
development, sc for financial work, that sort of thing.

How far do others manage to get using text-based applications only?  Any
real hidden gems I should be aware of?

Rosie