Re: Why emacs is so big?

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From: Mike Holland
Date: Fri, 08 Nov 1996 00:00

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janpompe@dialix.oz.au 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.

Attached is the emacs icon from /usr/share/emacs/19.31/etc/emacs.xbm.
Of course, "8MB & constantly swapping" was once considered very
big. Then came Netscape and MS-bloatware.

-- 
Mike Holland <myk@golden.wattle.id.au>            Perth, Australia.
 Quotes are a burden to others, .signatures are a prison for one's self.

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