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Using Emacs and EXWM it's a different approach to Unix, which I almost use it as a 'debugging/maintenance' tool for 'low' level stuff, for instance running pacman to upgrade the system from a TTY, or managing services such as the nntp and mail MUA/MTA backend for mu4e and GNUs. As DDT and Emacs users did back in the day, such as RMS on the ITS. I mean, not using Unix as an interface, but as an underlying system with a very small userland.


I suggest reading, from Xerox PARC, regarding their point of view of their experience in Smalltalk/Interlisp-D/Mesa/Cedar workstations versus UNIX.

"UNIX Needs A True Integrated Environment: . CASE Closed"

http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/xerox/parc/techReports/CSL-89-4...




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