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From: melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger)
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Subject: Re: NeXT Press Release
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Date: 4 May 91 11:51:58 GMT
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In article <1546@ewu.UUCP> mpierce@ewu.UUCP (Mathew Pierce) writes:

   You should probably check this out if you're gonna bring it up, I don't
   know if there is a problem with WP formatted file transfers, but you can
   always save them as ASCII text and import them back in where they will be
   automatically re-formatted (you'll still have to go back and take care
   of boldings/italics/underlines).
   I'll check on the file compatibilty problems and report back.

WP 4.2 doesn't have some of the features in 5.1 and it was written
before it so I thought that it was safe to assume that it wasn't
backwards compatable.  On the NeXT, version 5.0 won't allow one to
change the features (tables and equations) done in 5.1, but you can
still alter the file(not ideal, I do admit).

   I use MicroEmacs because it suits my needs - I don't NEED GNU Emacs.  I also
   here that GNU Emacs is quit large, while MEmacs is > 63K.  If I needed it, I
   would get it, but I don't - so I won't.

GNU Emacs is about 1/2 MB, and it's going to get larger.  Now you know
why I need a NeXT :-).

-Mike