jones@ils.nwu.edu (Eric Jones) (11/11/90)
I would like to use an ST to run a more or less complete version of gnu emacs
in a Unix-like environment with multi-tasking, (I hear that MiNT provides this
kind of environment). However, I currently own only a basic 1040 ST and no
hard disk, which is almost certainly insufficient to this task. Therefore,
I'm considering replacing my ST with an STe with 2 or 4 megabytes of memory
and a hard disk. However, I am not sure that all of my information is
correct. Some questions:
** Is gnu emacs in fact available for the ST? The full distribution, or some
restricted subset of it?
** Is any additional software needed to run it, e.g. Minix? To build it?
Does gnu emacs run under MiNT?
** How much main memory is needed?
** How much disk space does the distribution take up?
** Does it run acceptably fast? (A related question: What are the CPU
specs for the STe?)
On another front, I have some questions about price:
** What is fair market price for my old 1040 ST, (mono, 1 meg, single floppy
drive)?
** What is a reasonable price for an STe, used, mono, with a hard disk and
2 or 4 meg of memory?
I would greatly appreciate answers to any of these questions. Please reply by
email to jones@ils.nwu.edu .
Thanks,
Eric Jones. pegram@kira.UUCP (Robert B. Pegram) (11/17/90)
From article <2525@anaxagoras.ils.nwu.edu>, by jones@ils.nwu.edu (Eric Jones): Note: article edited somewhat - no ">" means I changed it, "..." means I omitted somthing. RBPIII > I would like to use an ST to run a more or less complete version of gnu emacs > in a Unix-like environment with multi-tasking, (I hear that MiNT provides > this kind of environment). ... ** Is the full distribution of gnu emacs in fact available for the ST? Does gnu emacs run under MiNT (or minix, or micro RTX Cshell)? > ** How much main memory is needed? > ** How much disk space does the distribution take up? > ** Does it run acceptably fast? .... > I would greatly appreciate answers to any of these questions. Please reply > by email to jones@ils.nwu.edu . > Thanks, > Eric Jones. I know, he asked slightly different questions - but I would appreciate it if someone could post the answers to my rephrased questions - or if Eric could post a summary of the replies to *his* questions. Naturally, if you email me, I will summarize the results. Thanks, Bob Pegram Internet:pegram@griffin.uvm.edu UUCP: ... uvm-gen!pegram