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Alan Mackenzie<none@example.invalid> writes:

> A question from a "newbie":  What was so special about GNU Emacs 19.34?
> Why did it become (and stay) so popular?  You've indicated that there
> were versions 19.xx for xx > 34.  There are Info files which refer
> specifically to 19.34 (well, at least one that does).  Books (well, at
> least one book) say "The examples in this book ... were tested in GNU
> Emacs version 19.34 ...".

No, AFAIK 19.34 was the last 19 version.  That probably explains the
popularity :-)
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