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Summary: emacs-like for OS/2?

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From: Colin Rafferty
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1991 11:59
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Well, I have received many varied replies to my original question:
What is the closest thing that there is to Emacs on the PS/2 running
OS/2?

First of all, thanks to everybody who answered, both in private email
and in public postings.  It was all very helpful.  Also, my apologies
to starting a flame war on gnu.emacs.help.  I didn't mean to.

Here are the results.

1. GNU emacs does not run on OS/2.  Someone is currently working on a
   port, but has not gotten it to Beta (or even Alpha) level yet.  In
   fact, it will not work until OS/2 goes to version 2.0 (because of
   horrendous things that it does with pointers).

2. MicroEmacs 3.10 has been ported to OS/2.  It is free and can be
   ftp'd from mims-iris.waterloo.edu and funic.funet.fi.  It has a
   C-like extension language.  It also runs on other systems.

3. Epsilon by Lugaru Software is a very good editor which is
   emacs-like with a C-like extension language.  It costs $195 list.
   Phone is (412) 421-5911.  It runs under DOS and UNIX also.

4. Brief by Solution Systems.  This is what I'm buying.  It has the
   functionality of Emacs with the only real adjustment being
   bindings.   

5. SAGE Professional Editor.  Has a turnkey emulation of Epsilon.  It
   has a c/awk-like extension language.  Can use a mouse with it.  Is
   available at The Programmers' Shop (1-800-421-8006).

If anyone wants more specific information, write to me, and I'll send
you a bunch of mail that I got.

				-Colin

-- 
Colin Owen Rafferty              |      I believe in compulsory cannibalism.
colin@nbc1.ge.com                |      If people were forced to eat 
(I don't speak for NBC.          |      what they killed, there would
Watch Tom Brokaw for that.)      |      be no more wars.      -- Abbie Hoffman
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Subject: Summary: emacs-like for OS/2?
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Date: 18 Apr 91 11:59:00