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From: jones@ils.nwu.edu (Eric Jones)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Gnu emacs and multitasking on the ST?
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Date: 11 Nov 90 01:37:53 GMT
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I would like to use an ST to run a more or less complete version of gnu emacs
in a Unix-like environment with multi-tasking, (I hear that MiNT provides this
kind of environment).  However, I currently own only a basic 1040 ST and no
hard disk, which is almost certainly insufficient to this task.  Therefore,
I'm considering replacing my ST with an STe with 2 or 4 megabytes of memory
and a hard disk.  However, I am not sure that all of my information is
correct.  Some questions:

 ** Is gnu emacs in fact available for the ST?  The full distribution, or some
restricted subset of it? 
 ** Is any additional software needed to run it, e.g. Minix?   To build it?
Does gnu emacs run under MiNT?
 ** How much main memory is needed?
 ** How much disk space does the distribution take up?
 ** Does it run acceptably fast?  (A related question: What are the CPU
specs for the STe?)

On another front, I have some questions about price:
 ** What is fair market price for my old 1040 ST, (mono, 1 meg, single floppy
drive)?
 ** What is a reasonable price for an STe, used, mono, with a hard disk and 
2 or 4 meg of memory?

I would greatly appreciate answers to any of these questions.  Please reply by
email to jones@ils.nwu.edu .

Thanks, 

       Eric Jones.