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From: greg@ncelvax.UUCP (Greg Ramsey)
Newsgroups: comp.emacs
Subject: History & Origin of EMACS ?
Message-ID: <225@ncelvax.UUCP>
Date: 8 Nov 88 21:42:10 GMT
Organization: Naval Civil Engineering Lab, Port Hueneme
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Hello All,

I am reviewing a government specification for a new computer system with
POSIX as it's operating system and specifing EMACS as it's test editor.
My project engineer has asked me to give him some more background on EMACS,
and I'm primairly a VI user I thought I would starting by asking the net 
what they new about it.

1. 	When and by whom was EMACS developed?
2.	What is/are the current versions out on the street today for
	Sun-Microvax and larger machines running UNIX?
3.	Are these versions in the public domain or who currently owns or
	supplies it.
4.	Does any of the popular versions support right hand as well as 
        left hand tabs?
5.	Does EMACS support Split screens with multiple files with block copy
	between them?

Any additional information they the net would care to supply would also 
be greatly appreciated.  E-mail answers would be preferred but postings
or US mail would af course be also appreciated.

Thanks,

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