Unipress' Emacs recommendation

[manheimer at nbs-amrf]

To everyone who responded to my request for info, I thank you.  I
attempted to reply to each of you, but have had many problems with
our mailer, and so don't expect too many of my messages made it to
their destinations.  (In fact, this is the third time I've attempted
to post this article).  My apologies.

Since a few people have expressed interest in obtaining a version of
Emacs that runs under VMS, I think I can recommend two candidates
distributed by Unipress.  I've established the Unix version they
distribute on our Eunice system (on a VAX 11/780).  The only
significant drawback here is a lack of subprocess utilities due to
Eunice' lack of a real mpxio package.  Though it required a little bit
of finagling to accomodate the multi-version features of VMS/Eunice file
system, among other things, installation of the editor was in general
surprisingly easy, and it is a joy to use.  Unipress' price for the Unix
source is $995.

If you're sufficiently adamant about having the subprocess utilities in
the editor (they're really quite enticing) you can go with a VMS-native
version of the editor distributed (and hacked, I understand) by
Unipress.  We're considering doing that.  (I'm reluctant to yield the
advantages of running in the Unix environment, though.)  The *binary*
for the VMS version is $2500.

If you'd like to contact UniPress, they're at:

    Unipress			Phone: (201) 985-8000
    1164 Raritan Avenue
    Highland Park, NJ 08904

(By the by, I'm not affiliated in any way with Unipress other than as a
customer.  Also, the opinions expressed here are my own and not
necessarily those of my employer.)(Perhaps a rediculous disclaimer; after
all who would presume to speak for the fed gov? :->)


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