Date: Sun, 9 Nov 1997 19:25:01 -0800 (PST)
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To: "sl" <SL AT usemail DOT com>, "DJGPP mailing list" <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
From: Nate Eldredge <eldredge AT ap DOT net>
Subject: Re: Emacs
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At 02:33  11/9/1997, sl wrote:
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>	I've tried EMACS and I still don't understand. What makes it so special?
>I find that RHIDE has more 
>power than EMACS. What can it do which other programs can't? It doesn't
even >have a built in debugger..

(This looks suspiciously like a troll...)

EMACS's major advantage is its customizability. Since the whole editor is
based on a Lisp engine, it's customizable essentially without limit. Thus,
it is used for tasks far beyond simple editing, like mail-reading, and even
shell interaction. Many people enjoy this. However, due to some limitations
of DOS, many of the Unix-originated features of EMACS don't work. This
regrettably includes interactive debugging. The Unix/X-windows version of
Emacs is now my favorite editor.

But despite all that, if you like RHIDE better, more power to you. Use
whatever you want, but don't criticize other people using what they like.

(I don't want this to become an editor war, so no flames please!)

Nate Eldredge
eldredge AT ap DOT net