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Subject: GNU Emacs FAQ (3/5, 87-124): Getting Emacs/Packages
Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help,comp.emacs,news.answers,comp.answers
From: [e-mail] (Steven Byrnes)
Date: Tue, 4 May 1993 02:52:18 GMT

Archive-Name: GNU-Emacs-FAQ/part3
Last-Modified: Tue, 4 May 1993 02:41:30 GMT
Last-Posted: Tue, 4 May 1993 02:52:18 GMT

                  GNU Emacs FAQ: Getting Emacs/Packages

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Finding/Getting Emacs and Related Packages

87:  Where can I get GNU Emacs on the net (or by snail mail)?

  Look in the files etc/DISTRIB and etc/FTP for information on nearby
  archive sites.  If you don't already have GNU Emacs, see question 20
  for how to get these two files.

  The latest version is always available via anonymous FTP at MIT:

    /prep.ai.mit.edu:pub/gnu/emacs-18.59.tar.Z

  See question 91.

88:  How do I find a GNU Emacs Lisp package that does XXX?

  A listing of Emacs Lisp packages, called the Lisp Code Directory, is being
  maintained by Dave Brennan <[e-mail]> and Dave Sill <[e-mail]>.
  You can search through this list to find if someone has written something
  that fits your needs.

  This list is file LCD-datafile.Z in the Emacs Lisp Archive.  (See
  question 89 for methods for getting this file.)  The files lispdir.el.Z
  and lispdir.doc.Z in the archive contain information to help you use the
  list.  Once you have installed lispdir.el and LCD-datafile, then you can
  use the "M-x lisp-dir-apropos" command to look things up in the database.
  For example, the command "M-x lisp-dir-apropos RET ange-ftp RET" produces
  this (outdated) output:

            GNU Emacs Lisp Code Apropos -- "ange-ftp"

    ange-ftp (3.112)  91-08-12
      Andy Norman, <[e-mail]>
      archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:
        /pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/as-is/ange-ftp.el.Z
      transparent FTP Support for GNU Emacs

89:  Where can I get GNU Emacs Lisp packages that don't come with Emacs?

  First, check the Lisp Code Directory to find the name of the package you
  are looking for.  (See question 88).  Then check local archives and
  the Emacs Lisp Archive to find a copy of the relevant files.  Then, if
  you still haven't found it, you can send e-mail to the author asking for
  a copy.

  You can access the Emacs Lisp Archive via anonymous FTP:

    /archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:/pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/

  Fetch the file README first.

  NOTE: The archive maintainers do not have time to answer individual
  requests for packages or the list of packages in the archive.  If you
  cannot use FTP or UUCP to access the archive yourself, try to find a
  friend who can, but please don't ask the maintainers.

  NOTE: Any files with names ending in `.Z' are compressed, and you should
  use `binary' mode in FTP to retrieve them.  You should also use binary
  mode whenever you retrieve any files with names ending in `.elc'.

90:  How do I submit code to the Emacs Lisp Archive?

  Submissions should be mailed to [e-mail].  The
  lispdir.el package has a function named submit-lcd-entry which will help
  you with this.  Mail messages (submissions) are automatically saved and
  periodically archived.  Urgent mail may be sent directly to Dave Sill
  <[e-mail]> or Dave Brennan <[e-mail]> or should contain the
  string `urgent' in the subject.  The incoming ftp directory is no longer
  available at the request of Ohio State.  {Is this still true?}

  However, if someone has a submission with multiple files (which would be
  archived as a tar file) or binary files, then FTP transfer is preferred
  and can be arranged via an anonymous FTP site.  This is faster than
  uudecoding, unsharing, etc., and re-packaging files.

  Before submitting anything, please read the file guidelines.Z, which is
  available in the archive.  Whenever possible, submissions should contain a
  complete LCD entry since this helps reduce administrative overhead for the
  maintainers.  You can include an entry in this format:

    ;; LCD Archive Entry:
    ;; package name|author's name|email address
    ;; |description
    ;; |date|version|archive path

  For example:

    ;; LCD Archive Entry:
    ;; tex-complete|Sebastian Kremer|[e-mail]
    ;; |Minibuffer name completion for editing [La]TeX.
    ;; |91-03-26|$Revision: 20.5 $|~/packages/tex-complete.el.Z              !

  Dave Brennan has software which automatically looks for data in this
  format.  The format is fairly flexible.  The entry ends when a line is
  reached with a different prefix or the seventh field terminator is
  seen.

  If you are submitting a multi-file submission you should include a file
  named "LCD-entry" which contains the archive entry, instead of placing
  it in one or more of the individual files.

91:  Where can I get other up-to-date GNU stuff?

  The most up-to-date official GNU stuff is normally kept on prep.ai.mit.edu
  and is available for anonymous FTP in the pub/gnu directory.  See the
  files etc/DISTRIB and etc/FTP for more information.  (To get copies of
  these files, see question 20.)

  The following sites are all mirror images of the GNU distribution area:

    /prep.ai.mit.edu:pub/gnu/
    /ftp.uu.net:packages/gnu/
    /src.doc.ic.ac.uk:gnu/ (available via FTP, NIFTP, FTAM)
    /ftp.win.tue.nl:pub/gnu/
    /utsun.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp:ftpsync/prep/
    /nic.funet.fi:pub/gnu/

  The directory at ftp.uu.net is a mirror of prep.ai.mit.edu:pub/gnu,
  except that files larger than 1 megabyte {right?} are automatically
  split into multiple parts.  If you have trouble transferring large
  files, you should try here.  A file normally named `XXX' is split into
  files XXX-split/part[0-9][0-9], and there will be a file named
  XXX-split/README which contains the list of parts (especially helpful
  when FTP-ing by e-mail), their checksums, and reassembly instructions.
  Some of the other mirror sites may have the same property.  {Can someone
  check this out?  Thanks!}

  Information was provided by Lee McLoughlin <[e-mail]>, Jonathan
  R. Ferro <[e-mail]>, Arjan de Vet <[e-mail]>, and
  Simon Marshall <[e-mail]>.

92:  Where can I get an Emacs with better mouse and X window support?

  Emacs 18 has some limited X Window System support, but there are
  problems.  Emacs 19 will have amazing mouse and window support.  Right
  now, there are Epoch which is derived from GNU Emacs 18.58 and Lucid GNU
  Emacs which is derived from an early unreleased version of GNU Emacs 19,
  both of which have greatly improved mouse and window support.  See
  questions 120 and 121.

  The HP unofficial GNU Emacs also has nice mouse support.  See question
  95.

  There are numerous Emacs Lisp packages that have been written to extend
  Emacs 18's mouse handling capabilities.  Some of these packages also have
  patches to the C code to provide enhanced capabilities.  Look up `mouse'
  in the Lisp Code Directory (see question 88).

  There is a package called BAM (Born Again Menus) which provides menus for
  GNU Emacs via an external C program.  It does not provide mouse support in
  the Emacs window such as scrollbars, cut-and-paste, etc.

  NOTE: Epoch only works with the X Window System; it works on ordinary
  terminals by invoking regular GNU Emacs.  Lucid Emacs does not currently
  work on ordinary terminals, although there are plans to fix this.

93:  What is the difference between GNU Emacs and Epoch?

  Marc Andreessen <[e-mail]> writes:

    Epoch is GNU Emacs on steroids: an adaptation of GNU Emacs with lots of
    additional support for features made possible by the X11 windowing
    system.  These features include multiple editing windows, arbitrary
    colors and fonts (fixed-width and proportional), selectable zones per
    buffer with arbitrary display styles (font, color, underline, stipple,
    pixmap), an optional separate minibuffer window, improved keyboard and
    mouse handling, full 8-bit character set support, and more.

94:  What is the difference between GNU Emacs and Lucid GNU Emacs?

  This information is condensed from the release notice:

    Lucid GNU Emacs is based on an early version of GNU Emacs version 19
    with many enhancements.  It currently requires X Windows to run.  For
    information on where to get Lucid GNU Emacs see 121.  X Windows support
    is greatly enhanced over GNU Emacs version 18, including support for
    multiple X Windows (a.k.a. screens in Emacs), Zmacs/Lispm style region
    highlighting, a customizable, Motif-like menubar, more powerful keymap
    support (allowing different actions to be associated with Backspace,
    Control-h, etc.), flexible text attribute (e.g. font, color) support on
    regional and screen-local basis through X resources and/or lisp, and
    support for the X11 selection mechanism.  Some other features include
    run-time computation of the load-path, support for floating point
    numbers, native timer support, and sound file support on Sun
    SPARCstations.  To build Lucid GNU Emacs, an ANSI C compiler (e.g. gcc)
    is required.

95:  Where can I get the "unofficial HP GNU Emacs"?

  The unofficial HP GNU Emacs is available via anonymous FTP:

    /ee.utah.edu:HUGE/  (PLEASE FTP DURING NON-WORK HOURS!!!)

  and takes about 35 megabytes of disk space to build.  It is useful for
  non-HP machines, but some of the added features will only work under
  HP-UX.

  You will need to get patches to work with HP-UX 8.0 or on 700 series
  machines via e-mail from Darryl Okahata <[e-mail]>.

96:  Where can I get Emacs for my PC running MS-DOS?

  * Demacs

    For 386 or 486 PCs running MS-DOS, there is a version of GNU Emacs
    called Demacs.  To get Demacs see question 122.

    From the announcement message:

      Demacs is almost a full set of GNU Emacs but does not support some
      features: asynchronous process, locking a file, etc.

      Demacs provides following DOS specific features:

        * File type: text or binary file translation.
        * "8-bit clean" display mode.
        * 8086 software interrupt call by int86 lisp function.
        * Machine specific features such as function key support.
        * File name completion with drive name.
        * Child process (suspend-emacs, call-process).
        * Enhanced dired mode which can work without 'ls.exe'.

      To our regret `shell-mode' does not work, but `compile' command works
      properly.

    Demacs was developed using an MS-DOS version of gcc called djgpp by
    D. J. Delorie <[e-mail]> which can compile and run large programs
    under MS-DOS, but not under MS Windows.  Demacs was derived from Nemacs
    rather than straight from GNU Emacs.

  There are a variety of other Emacses for MS-DOS including among them the
  following.

  * Freemacs

    Russ Nelson <[e-mail]>, the author, describes
    Freemacs:

      * Freemacs is free, and it was designed from the start to be
        programmable.
      * Freemacs is the only IBM-PC editor that tries to be like GNU Emacs.
      * Freemacs can only edit files less than 64K in length.
      * Freemacs doesn't have undo.

    Carl Witty <[e-mail]> reviews Freemacs:

      Better is Freemacs, which follows the tradition of ITS and GNU Emacs
      by having an full, turing-complete extension language which is
      incompatible with everything else.  In fact, it's even closer to ITS
      Emacs than GNU Emacs is, because Mint (Freemacs' extension language)
      is absolutely illegible without weeks of study, much like TECO.

    To get Freemacs see question 123.

  * MicroEmacs

    MicroEmacs is a descendant of Microemacs {originally by Dave Conroy?}.
    It is programmable in a BASIC-like language.  Many of the keybindings
    are different from GNU Emacs.  The author is Daniel Lawrence             -
    <[e-mail], mdbs![e-mail]>.  The latest version is 3.12 !
    and it is available via anonymous FTP:

      /midas.mgmt.purdue.edu:dist/uemacs312/   (outside business hours)      !
                                                                             !
    Version 3.12 includes Windows and Windows NT versions and a DOS          !
    protected mode (DMPI) version.                                           !

  * JOVE

    Another Emacs for small machines is JOVE (Jonathan's Own Version of
    Emacs).  The latest official version is 4.14.  There appears to be a
    newer version.  People rumored to be working on JOVE include Mark Moraes
    <[e-mail]> and Bill Marsh <[e-mail]>.  It is
    available via anonymous FTP:

      /cs.toronto.edu:/pub/moraes/jove4.14.7.tar.Z

  * MG

    MG is another descendant of Microemacs.  MG used to stand for
    MicroGNUEmacs, but now just stands for MG.  The look-and-feel of MG is
    intended to be close to that of GNU Emacs.  It is rumored that MG can
    not correctly edit files larger than memory.  The current version is
    rumored to be 2.  There is a version 3 in beta which works on the Amiga.
    It is also available via anonymous FTP:

      /ftp.white.toronto.edu:pub/mg/
      /wuarchive.wustl.edu:/mirrors/unix-c/editors/
      /procyon.cis.ksu.edu:  (source and executable)

97:  Where can I get Emacs for my PC running Windows?

  I believe that no version of GNU Emacs runs under Windows.  Pierre Perret
  <[e-mail]> has ported MicroEMACS 3.11c to Windows.

  Anonymous FTP:
    /ftp.cica.indiana.edu:pub/pc/win3/util/mewin10.zip
    /ftp.cica.indiana.edu:pub/pc/win3/util/mewin10s.zip
    /ftp.cica.indiana.edu:pub/pc/win3/util/mewri.zip

98:  Where can I get Emacs for my PC running OS/2?

  From the OS/2 Programmer's FAQ:

    GNU Emacs 18.58 is available.  It requires you to have EMX installed
    on your machine, but it comes with all the EMX files you will need.
    Emacs is available on ftp-os2 in /pub/os2/2.0/gnu/emacs.  (If you want
    to recompile emacs, you will need the full EMX distribution see
    question 1.2.)

  The above quote may be out of date.  See the latest OS/2 Programmer's FAQ
  {perhaps in comp.os.os2.misc?} for the latest news.  Anonymous FTP info:

    /ftp-os2.nmsu.edu:pub/os2/2.0/gnu/emacs/
      ("ftp-os2" was formerly named "hobbes")

  Thanks go to Stephen Simpson <[e-mail]>, Jonathan
  Miller <[e-mail]>, Terry Kane <[e-mail]>, J. D.
  Baldwin <[e-mail]>, and Ken Bass
  <[e-mail]>.

99:  Where can I get Emacs for my Atari ST?

  Emacs 18.57 is the latest version for TOS.  Stefan Mueller-Pfeiffer
  <[e-mail]> says:

    There is also a version for MiNT, the multitasking enhancement for
    ATARI's TOS, which behaves almost like EMACS on a "real computer".  This
    port was done by Erling Henanger <[e-mail]>.

  Anonymous FTP:
    /atari.archive.umich.edu:atari/gnustuff/tos/  (TOS Emacs 18.57)
    /atari.archive.umich.edu:atari/new/mntemacs.zoo  (MiNT Emacs)
    /cs.uni-sb.de:/pub/atari/emacs/

100: Where can I get Emacs for my Amiga?

  All of the files are lharc-ed.

  Anonymous FTP:
    /oes.orst.edu:/pub/almanac/comp/amiga/software/gnuemacs-1.10/

  Via e-mail:
    To: [e-mail]
    body:
      mode uuencode
      send computer amiga software gnuemacs <file>
    <file> is replaced by one of the following:
      Required: d1.lzh d2.lzh
      Recommended: d3_info.lzh d3_infolisp.lzh
      Optional: d3_autoloaded.lzh d3_entertainmentetc.lzh
        d3_entertainmentlisp.lzh d4_src.lzh d5_languagelisp.lzh
        d5_viclone.lzh d6_gnulibsrc.lzh d6_mailpackage.lzh
        d6_mathpackage.lzh d6_misc.lzh d6_textformat.lzh
    The `d#' at the beginning of each file is its disk number, which is
    referred to by the documentation.

101: Where can I get Emacs for my Apple computer?

  The FSF is a participant in a boycott of Apple because of Apple's "look
  and feel" copyright suits.  See the file etc/APPLE for more details.
  Because of this boycott, the FSF doesn't include support in GNU software
  for Apple computers such as the Macintosh.

  Please don't help people port or develop software for Apple computers.

102: Where can I get Emacs with NeWS support?

  Chris Maio's NeWS support package for GNU Emacs is available via anonymous
  FTP:

    /columbia.edu:pub/ps-emacs.tar.Z
    /archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:pub/gnu/emacs/ps-emacs.tar.Z

  and via e-mail:

    To: [e-mail]
    body: send NeWS emacs-support

103: Where do I get Emacs that runs on VMS under DECwindows?

  Hal R. Brand <[e-mail]> is said to have a VMS save set with a
  ready-to-run VMS version of Emacs 18.55 for X Windows.  It is available
  via anonymous FTP (addvax.llnl.gov).  It is possible that the VMS versions
  of Emacs at other sites have X support compiled in.  See etc/FTP for
  locations.

  Johan Vromans <[e-mail]> writes:

    Getting Emacs to run on VMS with DECwindows requires a number of changes
    to the sources. Fortunately this has been done already.  Joshua Marantz
    <[e-mail]> did most of the work for Emacs 18.52, and the mods
    were ported to 18.55 by Johan Vromans <[e-mail]>. Also included is the
    handling of DEC's LK201 keyboard.  You need to apply the changes to a
    fresh Emacs 18.55 distribution on a Unix system, and then you can copy
    the sources to VMS to perform the compile/link/build.

    The set of changes have been posted a number of times three times the
    last 12 months, so they should be widely available.

  Richard Levitte <[e-mail]> tells us that there are patches for
  Emacs 18.57, 18.58, and 18.59 available via e-mail:                        !

    To: [e-mail]                                              !
    body: SEND EMACS-1857-PATCHES
      or: SEND EMACS-1858-PATCHES
      or: SEND EMACS-1859-PATCHES                                            +
                                                                             +
  or via anonymous ftp at:                                                   +
                                                                             +
      /lucy.merrimack.edu:emacs-1859-patches.share                           +
                                                                             +
  The set of patches weighs in at around 2.7 MB.                             +

104: Where can I get modes for Lex, Yacc/Bison, Bourne Shell, Csh, C++,
 Objective C, Pascal, Awk?

  As usual, look in the Lisp Code Directory (see question 88).  For C++,
  if you use lisp-dir-apropos, you must specify the pattern like this:

    M-x lisp-dir-apropos RET c\+\+ RET

105: What is the IP address of XXX.YYY.ZZZ?

  If you are at a site with a deficient nameserver, you may need to know
  the IP address of a host to FTP files from it.  You can get this
  information in two ways:

  * By telnet:

      telnet nic.ddn.mil hostnames (or `telnet 192.112.36.5 101')
      hname XXX.YYY.ZZZ

  * By e-mail:

      To: [e-mail]
      Subject: host XXX.YYY.ZZZ
           or: whois XXX.YYY.ZZZ
           or: help

    or:

      To: [e-mail]
      body: site XXX.YYY.ZZZ

    Information from Brendan Kehoe <[e-mail]>.




Major Emacs Lisp Packages, Emacs Extensions, and Related Programs

  This section lists version numbers, FTP sites, mailing lists, newsgroups,
  and other information for many important packages, extensions, and related
  programs.  There is some overlap with the Lisp Code Directory, but these
  entries give more detailed information.

  If you know of any other packages that are so substantial that they
  deserve to be mentioned here, please tell me.  Having its own mailing list
  or newsgroup or more than half a megabyte of source code are good signs.

106: VM (View Mail) -- another mail reader within Emacs

  Author: Kyle Jones <[e-mail]>
  Latest released version: 4.41
  Beta test version: 5.32
  Anonymous FTP:
    /archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/packages/vm-4.41.tar.Z
    /archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/as-is/timer.shar.Z
    /ftp.uu.net:mail/vm-4.41.tar.Z
    /ftp.uu.net:mail/vm-5.32beta.tar.Z
  Newsgroups and mailing lists:
    Info-VM:
      gnu.emacs.vm.info
      [e-mail] (for subscriptions)
      [e-mail] (for submissions)
    Bug-VM:
      gnu.emacs.vm.bug
      [e-mail] (for subscriptions)
      [e-mail] (for submissions)

107: Supercite -- mail and news citation package within Emacs

  Author: Barry Warsaw <[e-mail]>
  Mailing list: [e-mail] (for subscriptions)
                [e-mail] (for submissions)
  Latest version: 2.3                                                        !
  Anonymous FTP:
    /archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/packages/sc-2.3.tar.Z !
    /ftp.cme.nist.gov:pub/gnu/sc2.3.tar.Z                                    !
  Via e-mail:
    To: [e-mail]
    Subject: help
  NOTE: Superyank is an old version of Supercite.

108: GNUS -- news reader within Emacs

  Author: Masanobu Umeda <[e-mail]>
  Latest official version: 3.13
  Unofficial test version: 3.14.1
  Anonymous FTP:
    /aun.uninett.no:pub/gnus-3.14.1.tar.Z                                    -
    /wnoc-fuk.wide.ad.jp:pub/GNU/etc/gnus-3.14.1.tar.Z
    /liasun3.epfl.ch:pub/gnu/emacs/gnus-3.14.1.tar.Z
    /aix370.rrz.uni-koeln.de:/pub/gnu/emacs/gnus-3.14.1.tar.Z
    /funet.fi:/networking/news/gnus-3.14.1.tar.Z
    /src.doc.ic.ac.uk:/gnu/EmacsBits/gnus/gnus-3.14.1.tar.Z
    /archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/packages/gnus-3.13.tar.Z
  Newsgroups and mailing lists:
    English-only:
      gnu.emacs.gnus
      [e-mail] (for subscriptions)
      [e-mail] (for submissions)
    Japanese (and some English):
      [e-mail] (for subscriptions)
      [e-mail] (for submissions)

109: Calc -- poor man's Mathematica within Emacs

  Author: Dave Gillespie <[e-mail]>
  Latest released version: 2.02
  Anonymous FTP:
    /csvax.cs.caltech.edu:pub/calc-2.02.tar.Z
    /prep.ai.mit.edu:pub/gnu/calc-2.02.tar.Z
  NOTE: Unlike Wolfram Research, Dave has never threatened to sue anyone
    for having a program with a similar command language to Calc.  :-)

110: Calendar/Diary -- calendar manager within Emacs

  Author: Edward M. Reingold <[e-mail]>
  Latest version: 4.02
  Anonymous FTP:
    /emr.cs.uiuc.edu:pub/emacs/calendar {???}
  Via e-mail:
    To: [e-mail]
    Subject: send-emacs-cal
    Put your best internet e-mail address in the body.

111: Ange-FTP -- transparent FTP access for Emacs's file access routines

  Author: Andy Norman <[e-mail]>
  Latest official version: 4.20
  Anonymous FTP:
    /alpha.gnu.ai.mit.edu:ange-ftp/ange-ftp.tar.Z
    /archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/packages/ange-ftp.tar.Z
    /ugle.unit.no:pub/gnu/emacs-lisp/ange-ftp.tar.Z
  Mailing lists:
    [e-mail] (for subscriptions)
    Ange-FTP Lovers:
      [e-mail] (for submissions)
      /ftp.reed.edu:pub/mailing-lists/ange-ftp/ (archives)
    Ange-FTP Announcements:
      [e-mail]
  NOTE: now with support for accessing VMS, CMS, and MTS systems

112: VIP -- vi emulation for Emacs

  Author: Aamod Sane <[e-mail]>
  Latest released version: 4.3
  Anonymous FTP:
    /cs.uiuc.edu:pub/vip4.3.tar.Z
    /archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/modes/vip-mode.tar.Z
  NOTE: This version much more closely emulates vi than the one
    distributed with Emacs.

113: Dired -- better directory editor for Emacs

  Author: Sebastian Kremer <[e-mail]>
  Latest released version: 5.239
  Anonymous FTP: /ftp.cs.buffalo.edu:pub/Emacs/diredall.tar.Z
                 /ftp.uni-koeln.de:pub/gnu/emacs/diredall.tar.Z
  NOTE: This is a huge improvement over the Dired distributed with Emacs.
    This version will be in Emacs 19.

114: AUC TeX -- enhanced LaTeX mode with debugging facilities

  Author: Kresten Krab Thorup <[e-mail]>
  Latest released version: 6.1 {???}
  Anonymous FTP:
    /iesd.auc.dk:pub/emacs-lisp/auctex_6_1d.tar.Z
    /iesd.auc.dk:pub/emacs-lisp/auctex.tar.Z
  Mailing list:
    [e-mail] (for subscriptions)
    [e-mail] (for submissions)
    [e-mail] (auc-tex development team)

115: Hyperbole -- extensible hypertext management system within Emacs

  Author: Bob Weiner <[e-mail]>
  Anonymous FTP:
    /wilma.cs.brown.edu:pub/hyperbole/ h*.tar.Z
  Mailing lists:
    hyperbole-announce -- Hyperbole release announcements only.
      Subscriptions:
        To: [e-mail]
        Subject: Add <[e-mail]> to hyperbole-announce
    hyperbole -- Hyperbole discussion.
      Subscriptions:
        To: [e-mail]
        Subject: Add <[e-mail]> to hyperbole
      Submissions:
        [e-mail]
      NOTE: Any member of the hyperbole mailing list is automatically a
        member of the hyperbole-announce mailing list.
    NOTE: No .UUCP or ! addresses are allowed on these mailing lists.

116: Byte Compiler -- enhanced version of Emacs's byte compiler

  Author: Jamie Zawinski <[e-mail]>,
          Hallvard B. Furuseth <[e-mail]>
  Anonymous FTP:
    /archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/packages/bytecomp.tar.Z
    /ftp.uu.net:languages/elisp/packages/bytecomp.tar.Z
    /src.doc.ic.ac.uk:gnu/EmacsBits/elisp-archive/packages/bytecomp.tar.Z

117: comint -- hugely enhanced shell mode and other derived modes

  Author: Olin Shivers <[e-mail]>
  Anonymous FTP:
    /cs.cmu.edu:/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/shivers/lib/emacs/
      {comint,cmu{tex,shell,scheme,lisp},ml}.el
      (anonymous password must contain `@',
       cannot cd to intermediate directories)

118: BBDB -- personal info rolodex integrated with mail/news readers

  Author: Jamie Zawinski <[e-mail]>
  Latest released version: 1.47
  Anonymous FTP:
    /archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/packages/bbdb.tar.Z
  Mailing list:
    [e-mail] (for subscriptions)
    [e-mail]
    [e-mail] (to be informed of new releases)
  Note: BBDB does not work with VM 4.  It does work with VM 5, RMAIL, GNUS,
    and MH-E.

119: Ispell -- spell checker in C with interface for Emacs

  Author: Geoff Kuenning <[e-mail]>
  Latest released version: 2.0.02
  Beta test version: 3.0 (9 patches)
  Anonymous FTP:
    /archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:/pub/gnu/ispell/ (version 2.0.02)
    /ftp.cs.ucla.edu:/pub/ispell/ (version 3.0, patches, dictionaries)
    /argus.math.orst.edu:pub/ispell/ (version 3.0, patches, dictionaries)
    /ftp.th-darmstadt.de:pub/dicts/ispell/ (mirror of argus)
  NOTE: Do not send mail to Geoff asking him to send you the latest
    version of Ispell.  He does not have free e-mail.

120: Epoch -- enhanced GNU Emacs with better X interface

  Latest released version: 4.2
  Anonymous FTP:
    /cs.uiuc.edu:pub/epoch-files/epoch/epoch-4.2.tar.Z
    /cs.uiuc.edu:pub/epoch-files/epoch/epoch-diff-4.1-4.2.tar.Z
    /src.doc.ic.ac.uk:gnu/epoch/
    /aix370.rrz.uni-koeln.de:gnu/emacs/epoch/
  Newsgroup and mailing lists:
    Epoch:
      gnu.emacs.epoch
      [e-mail] (for subscriptions)
      [e-mail] (for submissions)
    Epoch-Design:
      [e-mail] (for subscriptions)
      [e-mail] (for submissions)
  FAQ list:
    Maintainer: Marc Andreessen <[e-mail]>
    Anonymous FTP:
      /rtfm.mit.edu:pub/usenet/news.answers/epoch-faq
      /ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu:outgoing/marca/epoch/Epoch.FAQ

121: Lucid GNU Emacs -- alternative Emacs 19 with better X interface

  Primary Maintainer: Jamie Zawinski <[e-mail]>
  Other Developers: Eric Benson <[e-mail]>
                    Matthieu Devin <[e-mail]>
                    Harlan Sexton <[e-mail]>
  Latest released version: 19.6                                              !
  Anonymous FTP:
    /labrea.stanford.edu:pub/gnu/lucid/lemacs-19.6.tar.Z  (source)           !
    /labrea.stanford.edu:pub/gnu/lucid/lemacs-19.6-sun4.tar.Z (Sun4binaries) !
  Newsgroup and mailing lists:
    Bugs:
      alt.lucid-emacs.bug                                                    +
      [e-mail] (for subscriptions)
      [e-mail] (for submissions)
    Help:
      alt.lucid-emacs.help                                                   +
      [e-mail] (for subscriptions)
      [e-mail] (for submissions)

122: Demacs -- GNU Emacs altered to run on MS-DOS on 386/486 machines

  Authors: Manabu Higashida <[e-mail]>
           HIRANO Satoshi <[e-mail]>
  Latest released version: 1.2.0
  Anonymous FTP:
    /utsun.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp:GNU/demacs/ (nearest to U.S.A.)
    /ftp.sigmath.osaka-u.ac.jp:pub/Msdos/Demacs/
    /wnoc-fuk.wide.ad.jp:pub/msdos/Demacs/
    /ftp.3com.com:pub/gnu/msdos/demacs/
    /mindseye.berkeley.edu:pub/kanji/demacs/
    /ftp.hawaii.edu:pub/editors/demacs.tar.Z
    /ftp.math.ksu.edu:pub/pc/demacs/
    /wsmr-simtel20.army.mil:pd1:<msdos.demacs> {ange-ftp syntax?}
    /ftp.uni-koeln.de:msdos/gnuprogs/dem120e.zip (executables, lisp-code, doc)
      (PLEASE USE ONLY OUTSIDE WORKING HOURS!)
    /ftp.uni-koeln.de:msdos/gnuprogs/dem120s.zip (sources, diffs)
      (PLEASE USE ONLY OUTSIDE WORKING HOURS!)
    /ftp.lysator.liu.se:pub/msdos/gnu/emacs/
    /mizar.docs.uu.se:pub/gnu/demacs/
    /iamsun.unibe.ch:PC/demacs/
    /flop.informatik.tu-muenchen.de:outgoing/demacs.tar
    /ftp.funet.fi:pub/gnu/emacs/demacs/
    /garbo.uwasa.fi:pc/editor/dem120e.zip
    /garbo.uwasa.fi:pc/editor/dem120s.zip
    /ftp.win.tue.nl:pub/gnu/demacs/
    /ugle.unit.no:pub/gnu/Demacs/
    {Does anyone know which sites have the Kanji version?}
  Via e-mail:
    From garbo.uwasa.fi:
      To: [e-mail]
      Subject: garbo-request
      Body: send pc/editor/dem120e.zip
            send pc/editor/dem120s.zip
            quit
  Downloading:
    EXEC-PC (Milwaukee, WI) 414-789-4210 (2400 bps)
      in the Mahoney MS-DOS file area in its Editors/wordprocessors
      library (F), named GNUEMACS.ZIP
    Channel 1 (Cambridge, MA) 617-345-8873 (9600 bps)
      in the New Uploads file area, named GNUEMACS.ZIP
  NOTE: Use the -d option of [pk]unzip for all .zip archives.  Some sites
    have Demacs lharc'ed.  If you need to find programs to unpack lharc and
    zip format archives, Chris Dean <[e-mail]> points out that you
    should see the comp.compression FAQ, available for FTP:
       /rtfm.mit.edu:pub/usenet/comp.compression/
  Mailing list:
    NOTE: There is no mailing list for Demacs.  However, there is a list
      for DJGPP, which is the environment that Demacs runs in.  Many
      Demacs problems are actually issues with DJGPP.
    DJGPP:
      Subscriptions:
        To: [e-mail]
        body: add <your-address> djgpp
        or put `help' in the body.
        If this fails, mail to [e-mail].
      Submissions:
        [e-mail]
  FAQ list:
    Maintainer: Dave Steibel <[e-mail]>
    Anonymous FTP: algol.cs.umbc.edu:pub/demacs/demacs.faq

123: Freemacs -- a small Emacs for MS-DOS

  Author: Russ Nelson <[e-mail]>
  Latest released version: 1.6a
  Anonymous FTP:
    /simtel20.army.mil:PD:<MSDOS.FREEMACS> {ange-ftp syntax?}
    /grape.ecs.clarkson.edu:pub/msdos/freemacs/
  Via e-mail:
    To: [e-mail]
    body: help
  Via snail mail:
    address: Russell Nelson, 11 Grant St., Potsdam, NY 13676
    Send $15 copying fee, and specify preferred floppy disk format:
      5.25", 360K, or 3.50", 720K
  Mailing lists:
    Subscriptions:
      To: [e-mail]
      body: add <your-address> <name-of-list>
      or put `help' in the body.
    List distribution addresses:
      [e-mail]
      [e-mail]
      [e-mail] (send bug reports here)

124: Patch -- program to apply "diffs" for updating files

  Author: Larry Wall <[e-mail]>
  Latest version: 2.0 patchlevel 12u8
    (This is the version that supports the new unified diff format.)
  Anonymous FTP:
    /prep.ai.mit.edu:pub/gnu/patch-2.0.12u8.tar.Z
    /prep.ai.mit.edu:pub/gnu/patch-2.0.12g8.tar.Z  (GNU version)



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