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From: kswanson@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Kurt Swanson)
Newsgroups: comp.editors
Subject: Re: EDT for Unix
Message-ID: <3514@casbah.acns.nwu.edu>
Date: 14 Feb 91 17:51:53 GMT
References: <1991Feb12.111149.23804@qut.edu.au> <1991Feb12.034901.7595@sjuphil.uucp> <DANJ1.91Feb14101134@cbnewse.ATT.COM>
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In article <DANJ1.91Feb14101134@cbnewse.ATT.COM> Dan_Jacobson@ATT.COM writes:
>>>>>> On 12 Feb 91 03:49:01 GMT, brunette@sjuphil.uucp (Glenn M. Brunette) said:
>
>Glenn> Could you also mail me any and all info on EDT for UNIX.
>
>GNU Emacs can do it, and it costs $0.  see *.emacs.* gnu.* newsgroups.

	I'm sorry, but this is not exactly true. I've tried it, and it seems
that not only is the emulation woefully incomplete, but that one is required
to learn emacs in order to be able to use it properly (slight exaggeration).
This, of course, is contrary to the reason for finding a Unix EDT - so that
one does not have to learn another $#%^#& editor! (Yes I know that if I did
learn emacs I'd probably never have to learn another...)

	So I'm still looking for a REAL Edt on UNIX - one that's free or
nearly free. BBC computing (a mass. company), has such for sale, but at an
exorbitant price... So if anybody ever finds one, please notify me...

K.