Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 15:50:34 +0100 From: j mckitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> To: dochawk@psu.edu Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: how much ram/cpu/swap to run emacs/xemacs effectively? Message-ID: <20010521155033.A81154@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> In-Reply-To: <200105211434.f4LEYV582947@fac13.ds.psu.edu>; from dochawk@psu.edu on Mon, May 21, 2001 at 10:34:31AM -0400 References: <20010521031818.B65722@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <200105211434.f4LEYV582947@fac13.ds.psu.edu>
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On Mon, May 21, 2001 at 10:34:31AM -0400, dochawk@psu.edu wrote: | Jonathon jib ed | | > All holy wars aside, what do i need to run xemacs effectively? | | But, but . . . :) Feel free to insert your editor of choice. :) | As a general rule for any version of emacs, ever since first released, | find out how much memory the largest machine shipping at the time of | its releease could possibly have, then double. Once it was only | *Eight* Megs And Constant Swapping . . . Yes, i know. :) But i've been told by many people whom i greatly respect that i should give it a try. I saw a quote recently You can't really hate something so powerful and flexible as Emacs, despite its bloat. So, i decided to find out for myself. I am fascinated by the lisp concept, and how stable the system is as a result. Jonathon -- When I die, I want to go in my sleep, like my grandfather. Not screaming, like the passengers in his car. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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