reset vim defaults to my 6.x workflow

" ----------------------------------------------------------------------
" For Version 7.0 or above, some settings from:
"      http://vimrc-dissection.blogspot.com/2006/08/vim-turn-that-showmatch-crap.html
" ----------------------------------------------------------------------
:let no_man_maps=1
:let loaded_matchparen = 1
:set comments=""
:set matchpairs=""
:set mouse=
:set nocin
:set nohlsearch
:set noincsearch
:set nois
:set paste
:syntax off
""" disable autocomments
:au FileType * setl fo-=cro
""" turn off brace match comment matching
set noshowmatch
""" stop autoindent
set noautoindent
:filetype indent off
set columns=80
set noundofile

" hopefully this does not break above
set showmode ruler
" turn off a new STUPID vim 8 default
set scrolloff=0