You should know that most people would probably consider vim as sufficiently "modern" -- it is actively maintained and still useful for many. 'vi' is the old school predecessor...
I believe vim has an "easy mode" which allows it to work as a more traditional non-modal text editor. You may want to give this a shot and then slowly ease yourself into the key chords.
I believe vim has an "easy mode" which allows it to work as a more traditional non-modal text editor. You may want to give this a shot and then slowly ease yourself into the key chords.