root@apal.hanse.de (Andreas Mueller) (05/02/91)
Could s. o. please tell me, whats the difference between Emacs and GNU-Emcas. Thanks .... -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Andreas Mueller | "Emails are welcome:)" | | Phone: ++49 40 251 23 27 | "Strong typing is for weak minds!" | | Hamburg, FRG UUCP: root@apal.hanse.de | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
datri@convex.com (Anthony A. Datri) (05/03/91)
>Could s. o. please tell me, whats the difference between Emacs and >GNU-Emcas. "Emacs" (capitalize according to taste) is really a "class" of editors. Thus, "GNU emacs" is an example of an emacs. You'll often see people referring to GNU emacs as just "emacs", but I like to discourage the practice in order to reduce confusion. Other examples are Unipress/Gosling emacs, CCA emacs, MicroEmacs, Hemlock, Epsilon, PDP-10 emacs, and so on. Some of these have influenced or inspired others, but it's important to realize that they are distinct packages. MicroEmacs, for example, is not a "cut-down" version of GNU or any other emacs. -- -- datri@convex.com