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From: jcburt@ipsun.larc.nasa.gov (John Burton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Editors
Keywords: Want one that works in DOS and under HPUX
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Date: 13 Apr 91 13:21:17 GMT
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In article <nbeck.671419830@weber> nbeck@weber.ucsd.edu (Nathaniel Beck) writes:
>We are looking for an editor to run under HPUX on our HP9000 mini
>(more or less to replace vi in mailx and such). So why do I post to
>comp.sys.ibm.pc?
>
>Because it would be nice if our users could use the same editor on
>their pc's under DOS. Thus emacs are out (too big for some of our
                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^     
>                     But it has to look (more or less) the same
>under both unix on the mini (run on a, say, vt100 terminal emulator
>via kermit) and the pc
>
>Any suggestions would be appreciated. We are willing to pay for a
>good product but suggestions about pd stuff would also be
>appreciated.
>
>Neal Beck
>

Neal, 
  Ummmm...I hate to tell you this, but there are SEVERAL versions of emacs that
run just fine under MSDOS (MicroEmacs & Freemacs to name a few - both of which
are very fine PD programs) AND both can be ported to UNIX boxes...The combination
I use is GNU Emacs for my IBM RS/6000 and MicroEmacs for my PC. The nice thing about
MicroEmacs is that it runs just fine on my *ancient* IBM-PC/XT running at 4.77mhz
(yes I still have one of those antiques...:-). There are a couple of minor differences
between GNU & MicroEmacs, but nothing that causes me a problem...If they MUST be 
EXACTLY the same, then port MicroEmacs to the mini...also, supposedly freemacs is
a closer clone of GNU emacs, though I don't know, I've never used it.

For more info, take a look at the comp.emacs newsgroup...it will tell you 
*everything* you need to know (and then some!).

--John

ps. there are also several VI clones that run on MSDOS boxes...check out comp.editors
    for more info, I don't use VI, I just remember seeing several postings about it...

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