Xref: utzoo comp.sys.laptops:2460 comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc:8378 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!srhqla!demott!kdq From: kdq@demott.com (Kevin D. Quitt) Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Emacs and Brief Message-ID: <1991Apr8.233800.20216@demott.com> Date: 8 Apr 91 23:38:00 GMT References: Organization: DeMott Electronics Co., Van Nuys CA Lines: 30 In article cb@tamarack12.timbuk (Chris Brewster) writes: >In article <7704@uklirb.informatik.uni-kl.de> steiner@informatik.uni-kl.de > >Donald Steiner writes: > > Being thrust into the MS-DOS world by purchasing a laptop, I have a > few questions regarding GNU Emacs-like programs for MS-DOS. From > perusing the various newsgroups it seems like there are three dominant > ones: Freemacs & MG, both PD, and Epsilon's commercial product... > >I have had the same question. I wanted a program that would be compatible with >the GNU Emacs that I use at work. I especially wanted some of GNU's features >such as multi-step UNDO and extensibility. The most GNU-like program is >Freemacs, but the 64K file size limit is a real problem for me, and it doesn't >have UNDO. You should both look at Epsilon, from Lugaru Software (412/421-5911). The extension language is a C variant (eel), not lisp. In *my* book this makes it better than EMACS. Most of the editor is in eel, and all eel sources are provided. At slightly under $200, it ain't cheap - but since it's your number one tool, I consider it unwise to skimp. -- _ Kevin D. Quitt demott!kdq kdq@demott.com DeMott Electronics Co. 14707 Keswick St. Van Nuys, CA 91405-1266 VOICE (818) 988-4975 FAX (818) 997-1190 MODEM (818) 997-4496 PEP last 96.37% of all statistics are made up.