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sng@fscv.net (S. Eng) writes:

> I downloaded Andrew Choi's emacs and everything runs fine. I am
> running the OS X installed on new Powerbooks. I have
>
> (setq text-mode-hook 'turn-on-auto-fill)
> (setq fill-column 70)
>
> These are the same lines as on my Linux. But it is not wrapping.
> Everything I type is treated as one line.

I suggest this:

(setq-default fill-column 70)
(add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'turn-on-auto-fill)

And then, you have to be in text mode (or a text-like mode) for this
to have any effect.  If you aren't, try M-x text-mode RET.
-- 
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