% William Lindley (wlindley@wlindley.com) wrote:
> (which will probably get wrapped in this email).  Even better would be
> something like CP/M's DFX (Disk Fix) or Norton Utilities of old which
> would permit hex editing through a "curses" style interface.  I miss those
> incredibly handy low-level tools!
> 
> Does such a thing exist for linux?

I'm not sure, but the following might fit the bill and runs on gnu/linux.
:) Curses and associated wild fun.

http://www.chez.com/prigaux/hexedit.html

hth,
Gontran