To:	djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Subject:	Re: Programmers' editor
Date:	Fri, 05 Feb 93 14:04:02 -0800
From:	Peter Kaminski <kaminski AT netcom DOT com>

Demacs is cool, but I actually use Freemacs more (perhaps because I was
using it before Demacs came out, but hey).

At the user level, Freemacs is very GNU-like, with the main deficits
being limit of 64K for each buffer, no undo, and a limit of 2 windows.

It's extensible (in a language called MINT, instead of Lisp), with the
kernel written in 8086 asm, and higher level functions in MINT.

Some of the advantages are lower memory usage, can run in v86 mode, mouse
support.  It also seems "peppier" than Demacs somehow on my machine, so
if you'd like Demacs but it's "too slow", you might like Freemacs.

I use Emacs on my Unix account, Freemacs for normal use on the PC, and
Demacs for files >64K (or browsing Info files :).  Switching back
and forth is no problem.

Note that there is a list of Emacs implementations and workalikes,
available in comp.editors and news.answers, or from the archive at
pit-manager.mit.edu, filename:
  "/pub/usenet/Emacs_implementations,_list_of,_regular_post_[long,_FAQ]"

Here's the Freemacs info from that list:

name: Freemacs
version: 1.6a
implementation language: 8086 assembler
extension language: MINT, a string-oriented interpreter inspired by TRAC
	(MINT means "Mint Is Not TRAC")
scope of implementation: extensible
hardware/software requirements: IBM PC
organization/author:
	Russell Nelson
	11 Grant Street
	Potsdam NY 13676
	USA
free,
Internet: anonymous FTP from
	simtel20.army.mil from PD:<MSDOS.FREEMACS>
	grape.ecs.clarkson.edu [128.153.28.129] in /pub/msdos/freemacs
BBS:
	+1 315 268 6667 - 1200/2400 bps, 8N1, 24 hrs, pub/msdos/freemacs
	No registration required to download Freemacs.
Bitnet and UUCP:
	Send mail to archive-server AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu.  You may use
	archive-server%sun DOT soe AT omnigate if you are on Bitnet, or
	{smart-host}!sun.soe.clarkson.edu!archive-server if you are using
	UUCP.  The mail message should consist of 'help'.  If you do not
	get a reply within a day, then your return path is broken. 
	You'll need to use the path command to give a mail address that
	our mailer can grok.  Our mailer can send mail to any address
	with an '@' in it, with the exception of ".UUCP"
	pseudo-addresses.
Mail:
	$15 check or $17 PO copying fee to the author.  This will
	assure you of the latest version.  Please specify floppy
	format: [5.25", 1.2 Meg], [5.25", 360K], [3.50", 720K]

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