Subject: Is there a version of pico for Nextstep 3.2 running on intel??

From: William L. Ditto <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 94 00:06:56 -0500

I really like the pico editor when using elm but I have just gotten
my nextstep computer running on an intel machine, I have found the 
source code for emacs which does work but I hate emacs so much I refuse
to use it.  Any idea if pico for nextstep 3.2 intel is out there (if source
I could compile it).

thanks,

Bill Ditto
Ga Tech

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From: [email-masked] (Al Aab - CNED/W94)
Date: 23 Oct 1994 11:41:30 GMT

William L. Ditto ([email-masked]) wrote:
: I really like the pico editor when using elm but I have just gotten
: my nextstep computer running on an intel machine, I have found the 
: source code for emacs which does work but I hate emacs so much I refuse
: to use it.  Any idea if pico for nextstep 3.2 intel is out there (if source
: I could compile it).

: thanks,

: Bill Ditto
: Ga Tech

emacs is not friendly, but if U R sophisticated enuf to use Nextstep, 
U will be smart enuf to learn emacs. 

emacs is more than an editor.  It is an eviornment.  e.g. U can issue

esc-x shell

thereafter, U can issue almost any UNIX command.  So, if u issue

archie -s emacs ( or whatever U want archie to search the cyberspace for)
U automatically capture the archie (or whatever UNIX command/s U use)
output. Then U can apply the rich emacs command set to that captured output.
e.g U can search, replace, delete, save .... The world is you oyster.

Not to mention, there R GUI emcses out there (LUCID,JED, etc ) to chose
from.  Even good old emacs is catching the GUI disease.

Also, emacs has its own newsreaders, mail readers, etc ... as options.

I am composing this w pico because my adm has screwed around w the emacs
installation, or something.  I know, pico is less harmful than VI.

Reconsider emacs.
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Al Aab