[geeks] vi vs. emacs - rational discussion

[Sandwich Maker]

"From: "David L Kindred (Dave)" <d.kindred at telesciences.com>
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">>>>> "Bill" == Bill Bradford <mrbill at mrbill.net> writes:
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"    Bill> Why (if any reasons), should I consider learning Emacs?
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"Actually they are different beasts.  Comparing vi to emacs is akin to
"comparing apples to supermarkets.
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"Whereas vi is pretty much just an editor, emacs is a complete
"environment.
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"When you add in all of the other tools emacs has available you can end
"up never needing to leave that environment.

back in days of yore [which i'm sure we all remember fondly], before
windowing and even fsf, it was widely rumored/joked that rms used
emacs as his shell...
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