Xref: utzoo comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc:8418 comp.sys.laptops:2478 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!srhqla!demott!kdq From: kdq@demott.com (Kevin D. Quitt) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.laptops Subject: Re: Freemacs or MG2a or Epsilon? Message-ID: <1991Apr9.224504.26706@demott.com> Date: 9 Apr 91 22:45:04 GMT References: <7704@uklirb.informatik.uni-kl.de> <1991Apr9.171225.663@odin.corp.sgi.com> Organization: DeMott Electronics Co., Van Nuys CA Lines: 42 In article <1991Apr9.171225.663@odin.corp.sgi.com> portuesi@tweezers.esd.sgi.com (Michael Portuesi) writes: >In article , Hakon Lie >writes: >> there. I realize that Epsilon may run counter to rms' policies, but >> I'm prepared to take the moral consequences of actually *buying* >> something GNU-like. >> >>It's a waste of money, the GNU products are in most cases superior to >>the commercial versions. If they aren't -- someone (maybe you) will >>make them better.. > >I don't understand what you're talking about. Unless you have a >386 or better, you are never going to get GNU Emacs to run on your >laptop. Other than that, Epsilon has far, far more features and >far more extensibility than every public-domain editor available. >The simple fact that memory + disk size is the only limit on the >length of files it can edit should put it leagues ahead of Freemacs. >Its only disadvantage compared to its competition is that it isn't >free. I will never understand people who are willing to put up with inferior tools because they're cheap. Your editor is your #1 tool - who cares how much it costs? Bad editors cost you more money in time and frustration than you could *ever* save on the purchase price. I would pay $1000 for Epsilon, and I wish the damn thing were available for all machines (like my non-intel-processor-based UNIX systems) because it beats the hell out of not only every other editor I've tried, but out of emacs too (IMNSHO). The GNU software's great - we use gcc, gdb, bison, less, etc. for all of our (non pc-compatible) work. But it's not free (although it is cheap). But when it comes to an editor, I think Epsilon's the best. -- _ 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.