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Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 14:03:09 -0400
From: Shawn Lee <g595160 AT fs1 DOT lmco DOT mar DOT com>
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Leath Muller 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:
> 
> > Emacs is powerful, but it's *not* a UNIX editor anymore. And you don't
> > have to be a UNIX guru to use it. God knows I'm not. :)  It's the most
> > powerful programming editor in existence (if I may say so myself). Closest
> > to the Borland IDE you'll ever get.
> 
> Actually, the SUN's here at work don't even have emacs on them! :)
> 
Your loss.  You should loaded on your system.  It is not a standard
(included)
utility for unix.

Anyway, the only problem with emacs for DOS users who are used to small
editors,
is that Emacs is huge.  What do you expect for such power...

Mr.Lee