Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!orion.oac.uci.edu!hardy From: hardy@golem.ps.uci.edu (Meinhard E. Mayer (Hardy)) Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp Subject: Re: Impressions/questions on the Hp-720 (snake) Message-ID: Date: 23 May 91 03:30:58 GMT References: <126754@unix.cis.pitt.edu> <7370396@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM> Organization: University of California, Irvine, USA. Lines: 19 Nntp-Posting-Host: golem.ps.uci.edu In-reply-to: rjn@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM's message of 13 May 91 20:01:40 GMT I had the first occasion to try out a 720 today. Everything was as expected, but I am terribly disappointed that HP has not included Gnu-emacs with HP-UX 8.0 (there is still time to do it before you ship 8.05 if you listen to the public). The Huge Unofficial HP emacs available on the Interex tape (or from me10.lbl.edu) is one of the nicest and most complete versions available and works beautifully with HP monitors (with all the bells and whistles: mouse-highlighting, function keys, ange-ftp, calc, calendar, etc.). We just dumped it on our 370/345 and it is great! For anyone who has not used vi for two years being forced to use it, even for trivial files is like returning to the ice age. HP -- listen! Include an unsupported gnuemacs with your machines! Greetings, Hardy -------****------- Meinhard E. Mayer (Hardy); Department of Physics, University of California Irvine CA 92717; (714) 856 5543; hardy@golem.ps.uci.edu or MMAYER@UCI.BITNET