nyberg@ut-ngp.UUCP (Karl Nyberg) (11/09/84)
(I think I did this wrong just a second ago - if so, my apologies.) We're going to buy an EMACS - can anybody give me the pros and cons of the available EMACS's for Vaxen & Suns, especially those in the Subject: line? Thanks.
z@masscomp.UUCP (Steve Zimmerman) (11/11/84)
> We're going to buy an EMACS - can anybody give me the pros > and cons of the available EMACS's for Vaxen & Suns, especially > those in the Subject: line? Thanks. Since I'm the author of CCA EMACS, my opinion would probably be considered somewhat biased. However, for a more objective opinion, I would recommend the review of both EMACSes in the November issue of The DEC Professional, which just came out. The review is by Alan Watson, a monthly columnist for the magazine, who usually writes about topics such as VMS and EDT. Although he reviews the VMS version of each EMACS, most of his points are applicable to the Unix version as well (except the price). The review is the first of two parts; the second part will be appearing in the December issue. Steve Zimmerman
mather@uicsl.UUCP (11/12/84)
The DEC Professional November*1984 Volume 3, number 6 issue has an article by Allan Watson (??) that seems to think that the CCA Emacs is nicer, especially in the documentation department. The article is: EMACS: VAX TEXT EDITOR Everything You Always Wanted in a Text Editor But Were Afraid To Ask For b.c.mather software surgeon uiucdcs!uicsl!mather