Xref: utzoo comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc:8599 comp.sys.laptops:2532 gnu.misc.discuss:2835 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!srhqla!demott!kdq From: kdq@demott.com (Kevin D. Quitt) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.laptops,gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: Freemacs or MG2a or Epsilon? Message-ID: <1991Apr14.234710.1120@demott.com> Date: 14 Apr 91 23:47:10 GMT References: <1991Apr10.185642.3208@demott.com> Organization: DeMott Electronics Co., Van Nuys CA Lines: 46 In article swansonc@acc.stolaf.edu (Chris Swanson) writes: > >What "Unix" are you running that does not impliment some kind of paged >or virtual memory? I'm running on Motorola's Delta 3600 system, SYSV R3.2, and it has virtual memory. >I know it's alot compared to Epsilon, and I'm sure that Epsilon is a >nice editor, but your claims of Emacs using > 8 MB of RAM is somewhat >high in my book. I have acknowleged that those numbers are excessive (but they are correct). I had to do the port to my system based on the documentation in emacs, and it's entirely likey that it was not done correctly. On the other hand, I have, and do use emacs on other systems. >I agree that Emacs may be a bit much for a low-end PC system, but >let's not slam it out of hand, ok? I'm not slamming emacs - if I didn't like it, I wouldn't like epsilon. I just prefer epsilon. And to answer another note about being able to enter extension language directly into epsilon: EEL is compiled, not interpreted. You can edit the eel file, compile it (from within epsilon), and load the compiled code in, making it available and active. I have a function that does precisely that. And while C may or may not have an advantage over lisp for string work, most folks I know can program a lot better in C than they can in lisp. I can program in lisp, I just don't like to. Finally, I do not mean to say in absolute terms: "epsilon is better than emacs". I just much prefer it. -- _ 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.