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RE: EMACS, 1976
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Doug Lewan |
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RE: EMACS, 1976 |
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Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:14:11 +0000 |
Barry,
I agree entirely. I think I'd rather write assembler.
On the other hand, I'd bet that writing it once in a language such as TECO
really helped Stalling consolidate his ideas.
,Doug
> -----Original Message-----
> From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+dougl=shubertticketing.com@gnu.org
> [mailto:help-gnu-emacs-bounces+dougl=shubertticketing.com@gnu.org] On
> Behalf Of Mark Skilbeck
> Sent: Wednesday, 2012 July 25 07:44
> To: Barry Margolin
> Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
> Subject: Re: EMACS, 1976
>
> On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 06:36:58AM -0400, Barry Margolin wrote:
> > In article <mailman.5547.1343209085.855.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>,
> > Mark Skilbeck <m@iammark.us> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello, fellow Emacsen (Emacsians?).
> > >
> > > I've been reading RMS's essay, EMACS: The Extensible, Customizable
> > > Display Editor[0], and it's piqued an interest in me; I would like
> to
> > > view the code that made up the first EMACS release in 1976. Have it
> > > any of you lads and lasses, or know where it I may find?
> >
> > I googled for "teco emacs" and found this:
> >
> > http://pdp-10.trailing-edge.com/mit_emacs_170_teco_1220/index.html
> >
> > Good luck understanding TECO.
> >
>
> I can quite comfortably say I do *not* envy Stallman's having to write
> that.
>
> --
> - mgs.
>
> if all you young men / were fish in the water
> how many young girls / would undress and dive after