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authorRichard M. Stallman2003-06-03 11:03:20 +0000
committerRichard M. Stallman2003-06-03 11:03:20 +0000
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Delete mention of etc/ORDERS file. Say VMS and Apollo systems were
supported only in past.
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@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
1 -*- text -*- 1 -*- text -*-
2For an order form for all Emacs and FSF distributions deliverable from 2For an order form for all Emacs and FSF distributions deliverable from
3the USA, see the file `ORDERS' in this directory (etc/ in the GNU 3the USA, see http://www.gnu.org/order/order.html.
4Emacs distribution or http://www.gnu.org/order/order.html).
5 4
6 GNU Emacs availability information, October 2000 5 GNU Emacs availability information, October 2000
7Copyright (C) 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2000 6Copyright (C) 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2000
@@ -34,8 +33,7 @@ If you do not know anyone to get a copy of GNU Emacs from, you can
34order a cd-rom from the Free Software Foundation. We distribute 33order a cd-rom from the Free Software Foundation. We distribute
35several Emacs versions. We also distribute nicely typeset copies of 34several Emacs versions. We also distribute nicely typeset copies of
36the Emacs user manual, Emacs Lisp Reference Manual, the Emacs 35the Emacs user manual, Emacs Lisp Reference Manual, the Emacs
37reference card, etc. See file `ORDERS', or visit 36reference card, etc. See http://www.gnu.org/order/order.html.
38http://www.gnu.org/order/order.html.
39 37
40If you have Internet access, you can copy the latest Emacs 38If you have Internet access, you can copy the latest Emacs
41distribution from hosts, such as ftp.gnu.org. There are several ways 39distribution from hosts, such as ftp.gnu.org. There are several ways
@@ -43,14 +41,12 @@ to do this; see http://www.gnu.org/software/software.html for more
43information. 41information.
44 42
45Emacs has been run on GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and on many 43Emacs has been run on GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and on many
46Unix systems, on a variety of types of cpu. It also works on VMS and 44Unix systems, on a variety of types of cpu, as well as on MSDOS,
47on Apollo computers, though with some deficiencies that reflect 45Windows and MacOS. It also formerly worked on VMS and on Apollo
48problems in these operating systems. See the file `MACHINES' in this 46computers, though with some deficiencies that reflect problems in
49directory (see above) for a full list of machines that GNU Emacs has 47these operating systems. See the file `MACHINES' in this directory
50been tested on, with machine-specific installation notes and warnings. 48(see above) for a full list of machines that GNU Emacs has been tested
51There is also an MS-DOS version that works on MS-DOS and all platforms 49on, with machine-specific installation notes and warnings.
52that have some kind of ``DOS box'', and also an MS-Windows and a Mac
53version.
54 50
55Note that there is significant variation between Unix systems 51Note that there is significant variation between Unix systems
56supposedly running the same version of Unix; it is possible that what 52supposedly running the same version of Unix; it is possible that what