Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!think!mintaka!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!Teknowledge.COM!unix!hplabs!hp-sdd!ncr-sd!ncrcae!hubcap!drcook From: drcook@hubcap.clemson.edu (david richard cook) Newsgroups: comp.emacs Subject: Re: FREEMACS Message-ID: <7250@hubcap.clemson.edu> Date: 30 Nov 89 12:39:36 GMT References: Distribution: usa Organization: Clemson University, Clemson, SC Lines: 18 From article , by rodney@sun.ipl.rpi.edu (Rodney Peck II): > I have a similar problem--it's one of those things that you keep meaning to > find out about, but never get around to.... Freemacs just bombs and locks > the whole computer every now and then. It beeps and dies. Usually when I > type a bad key sequence or look for a file or execute a complex function or > something like that. The pc I'm using is some sort of 10mhz XT clone if that > makes a difference. > -- > Rodney I do believe that Freemacs has a definite compatibility problem. I have tried to use it on an AT&T PC-6300 and haven't gotten it to do anything but crash the machine. Freemacs it the only editor (JOVE, BRIEF, Epsilon, MicroEmacs all work fine on this machine) that I have had compatibility problems with. David R. Cook Clemson University, SC Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com