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Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 02:09:25 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
To: kagel AT dg1 DOT bloomberg DOT com
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: EMAC
In-Reply-To: <9607261610.AA07017@quasar.bloomberg.com >
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.91.960729020630.17208D-100000@blackwidow.saultc.on.ca>
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On Fri, 26 Jul 1996 kagel AT quasar DOT bloomberg DOT com wrote:

>    Emacs is a UNIX editor.  If you are not a UNIX guru, then forget about
>    it.  Some good *POWERFUL* *EASY-TO-USE* DOS editors are:
> 
> <Rude buzzer indicating incorrect response>
> Emacs is a universal editor which exists, in various versions, on just about
> every operating system.  It is REALLY EASY to use, though, admittedly, takes
> some work to learn.  If you do not want the full blown fully powered Indy500
> model try any of the clones.  I ported MicroEMACS to DJGPP last year and I
> think someone put it on the web site.

No rude buzzer necessary.  As I've stated in my last message, I use
emacs myself, and am also a unix (LINUX) programmer.  My intent was
not to make emacs look bad, but to make life a little easier on the
DOS only programmers.  Just my opinion, not a law.

Mike A. Harris    -    The Computer Doctor    -    Computer Consulting
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