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From: page@ulowell.UUCP (Bob Page)
Newsgroups: net.emacs
Subject: Re: Why emacs?
Message-ID: <665@ulowell.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 10-Oct-86 20:49:46 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct 10 20:49:46 1986
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In article <21600007@uiucuxc> dorner@uiucuxc.CSO.UIUC.EDU writes:
>
>I've used lots of editors, even wrote one once.  I've been using vi for
>some time now, and like it.
>
>So, emacs evangelists, convert me.  Tell me why emacs is so nifty.

I also backed out of emacs when I learned I had to use control keys.
Then a few years later I was doing heavy switching between VMS and
UNIX all day long - sometimes in editors on each system at the same
time.  EDT and vi don't understand each other's commands!  I was
going crazy, and my productivity went downhill.

I now use VMS and UNIX systems, along with Amiga, DG's AOS, Symbolics,
Apollo and more -- but just have to deal with one text editor.  Emacs.

Multiple windows, buffers and command customization are a plus too.
And you know what?  I have my cursor keys bound to do what you'd
expect - and never use the cursor keys.  They're too far away!  The
control key is right here.

..Bob



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