Re: Why emacs is so big?

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From: janpompe
Date: Thu, 07 Nov 1996 00:00

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In <j.stokes-0711961435340001@chif2mac10.anu.edu.au>, j.stokes@student.anu.edu.au (Jason Stokes) writes:
>In article <3280a945.6770210@news.wr.com.au>, freemant@wr.com.au (Kent
>Tong) wrote:
>
>: Does anyone know why Emacs is so big? The pre-compiled installation
>
><bigot>
>If you wanted a text editor, use that vi concoction!  They didn't call it
>Eight Megabytes And Constantly Swapping for nothing!  Everything but the
>kitchen  sink, that's us emacs users motto!
></bigot>
>

Weeell  actually I though I saw a kitchen sink in there somewhere; can't be
sure though.

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Date: 1996/11/07
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