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From: schuh@geowhiz.UUCP (David Schuh)
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Subject: ((EMACS) and LISP)
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Date: Fri, 21-Mar-86 10:52:00 EST
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Could someone please answer the following for me.  Any reply
short or long will be appreciated.  I am currently programing
on a ibmpc with no environment ie. I've got jack **** for
an editor.  My boss does not understand the importance of a
good one.  So I must look in the public domain, which is OK
but there seems to be a proliferation of word proccessors
not programming editors with things like paren bouncing,
auto indent etc....  I am very familiar with vi and use
it to judge all others.  I will be proging in Lisp,
fortran and pascal. There, those are my biases.

1.  I know there is a PC/VI available, I have their 
address.  But WILL IT BE JUST TO SLOW on our pc with
two floppies and no hope of a hard disk.  Also 
Ive heard something about a FANSI?? driver.  Do I need
it, it would up the price to 200.00 for vi on the pc.

2.  What is EMACS or MIcroEMACS etc... I have gleened
that it is an editor.  Better than vi?  Is there PD
code that will run on the pc above.  Can I get executibles
we have no compiler except fortran (IBM) and pascal.  I do
not wish to port, no time. 

3.  I might have to build an EXPERT system for our project.
What lisps exist for the pc, can I get binaries?  I know of
XLISP, is it suitable for said system?  

4.  Which of the editors would be better for #3?


Any answers even yes/no answers would be greatly appreciated.   
Your discretion as to posting or mailing.  Use good judgement.

Thanks
dave
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