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On Sun, Jan 01, 2017 at 07:36:29AM -0600, Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 1/1/2017 6:49 AM, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:

[...]

> >Getting started on Emacs can be pretty daunting [...]

> Any worse than Digital Equipment's TECO circa 1970?

I don't think so. Emacs has evolved quite a bit since then.

> You could do strange and wondrous things with it.
> I'm new to Linux but no "spring chicken" ;/

This could be an advantage, since you'd understand better why,
e.g., the tutorials insist on control-key combinations instead
of the arrow keys (although those work: I admit on using those):
you've lived through pretty strange keyboards yourself.

[...]

> >Take a bit of patience wth you. It's worth it.
> >
> >Enjoy the ride
> 
> As soon as I solve my current hardware problems.
> 
> As I've said before, "If retirement is not for learning, what use is
> it?"

Then Emacs is for you (TM) ;-)

Just show me the editor which takes you to a function's source code
(yes, even to the C source itself!) within a few keystrokes.

regards
- -- tomás
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  Re: productivity tips Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2017-01-01 01:40 +0100
    Re: productivity tips Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2017-01-01 01:50 +0100
      Re: productivity tips Tony Baldwin <tonybaldwin@gmx.com> - 2017-01-01 02:10 +0100
    Re: productivity tips Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2017-01-01 05:00 +0100
      Re: productivity tips Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2017-01-01 07:10 +0100
        Re: productivity tips <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-01-01 12:50 +0100
          Re: productivity tips Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-01-01 13:00 +0100
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              Re: productivity tips Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-01-01 14:40 +0100
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              Re: productivity tips Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2017-01-01 15:40 +0100
                Re: productivity tips tomas@tuxteam.de - 2017-01-01 16:10 +0100
            Re: productivity tips Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2017-01-01 15:40 +0100
  Re: productivity tips Linux-Fan <Ma_Sys.ma@web.de> - 2017-01-01 18:20 +0100

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