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A guide to using GNU Emacs as a plain text computing environment

Original: Use GNU Emacs the Plain Text Computing Environment

A resource by Keith Waclena at the University of Chicago Library presents GNU Emacs as a complete plain text computing environment, covering how to use it for editing, file management and everyday computing tasks. The guide is drawing attention among programmers and long-time Unix users, who continue to debate and celebrate Emacs's role as more than a text editor.

Why now: Emacs remains a source of enduring nostalgia and technical debate among developers, so guides reframing it as a full computing environment spark fresh discussion.

GNU EmacsUniversity of Chicago LibraryKeith Waclena

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