SavageEd is a freeware, opensource notepad replacement project designed to offer smoother and faster operation with comparable or more features at a file size of 32k or less.

Overview of features:

Written in an x86 assembly language (HLA)
No installation, uncompress and run
Open large files limited by memory
Optionally use menus to save settings/font choice in either system registry, or in a private initialization file.
In-menu uninstall from registry (if installed by user).
Improved find/replace dialog -quick find: double click to highlite word, Find Next (F3) to find next instance.
Dual direction LOG files (append updates to 'end of file' or 'top of file'.
Read Only mode