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From: mwm@raven.pa.dec.com (Mike (Real Amigas have keyboard garages) Meyer)
Subject: Re: Emacs
In-Reply-To: brister@decwrl.dec.com's message of 31 Aug 90 11:18:24
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In article <BRISTER.90Aug31111824@westworld.decwrl.dec.com> brister@decwrl.dec.com (James Brister) writes:
   > What does EMACS mean.??

   I believe EMACS was part of the name of an ice cream store near MIT where
   Richard Stallman (RMS) and others would go.

How about "Editor MACros", as it started life as a set of ITS TECO
macros.

	<mike
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