Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 12:51:43 -0500 From: Marc Wiz <marc@wiz.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: emacs - gnu, x ...? Message-ID: <20030801175143.GH44471@freshaire.wiz.com> In-Reply-To: <BB500DC4.3AC50%list@zettai.net> References: <x3u1915n0p.fsf@lifesupport.shutdown.com> <BB500DC4.3AC50%list@zettai.net>
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On Fri, Aug 01, 2003 at 12:29:56PM -0500, george donnelly wrote: > [LLeweLLyn Reese wrote (llewelly@lifesupport.shutdown.com) on 8/1/03 12:02 > PM] > > > What kind of bandwidth do your users have? e.g., right now I am using > > emacs over ssh to a friends box, where the limiting bandwidth is > > 128kbits/s (that's the upstream dsl on the remote end.), and I > > find it usable. However if your users will be comming in via > > modem, IMO, modern emacs is no longer usable over modem (though > > older emmacs were). > > bandwidth is good, 100Mbps etc. > > i guess i'm looking for something with decent features but that will not use > up a lot of RAM or processor. > What do you consider a lot of RAM or processor? It amazes me how people used to berate emacs for it's use of resources yet it does one heck of a lot stuff especially considering the amount of resources a web browser takes. Granted hardware has gotten a lot faster but it still amazes me how much resources a web browser will take up. Marc -- Marc Wiz marc@wiz.com Yes, that really is my last name.
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