Xref: utzoo comp.misc:9993 comp.editors:1786 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!aplcen!haven!decuac!bacchus.pa.dec.com!decwrl!brister From: brister@decwrl.dec.com (James Brister) Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.editors Subject: Re: Emacs Message-ID: Date: 31 Aug 90 15:18:24 GMT References: <181@sysauto.UUCP> Sender: news@wrl.dec.com (News) Distribution: usa Organization: DEC Western Software Lab Lines: 18 In-Reply-To: cscdts@sysauto.UUCP's message of 30 Aug 90 19:28:07 GMT X-Checksum-Snefru: a03b59eb e94b5893 fdeb9040 a7e2dc44 On 30 Aug 90 19:28:07 GMT, cscdts@sysauto.UUCP (CSC Data Transmission System) said: > 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. > Also, is it called Emacs or The Emacs? If you're discussing GNU Emacs, then it's "THE Emacs", otherwise it's "Another Emacs". James -- James Brister brister@decwrl.dec.com DEC Western Software Lab., Palo Alto, California. .....!decwrl!brister