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Original Usenet message from rec.arts.ascii, 2 Sep 1994.
Answer: What is Emacs?

Answer: What is Emacs?

Andrew Hendler <ahe...@netaxs.com> wrote:
>
>What is emacs? I here so much about it yet I have know idea what it is.
>also is there a version for mac, if so what ftp sites can I find it at.
>
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>Andrew Hendler
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EMACS is a text editor that is quite powerful and, to some, much 
friendlier than vi. There are versions available on Mac, PC (DOS/OS2), 
UNIX, and Next (I think). You should be able to find it almost anywhere. 
I'd tell you if I could do an archie search, but this site doesn't 
provide that...
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