From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Van L Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: 1L? Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2019 19:46:14 +1100 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Info: blaine.gmane.org; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:195.159.176.226"; logging-data="191591"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@blaine.gmane.org" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.1 (darwin) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Feb 08 09:48:40 2019 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1gs1pw-000nj8-4L for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 08 Feb 2019 09:48:40 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:53197 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gs1pu-00086T-QB for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 08 Feb 2019 03:48:38 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:37065) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gs1p6-00084z-F6 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Feb 2019 03:47:49 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gs1p5-0001j3-Q4 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Feb 2019 03:47:48 -0500 Original-Received: from [195.159.176.226] (port=36892 helo=blaine.gmane.org) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gs1p5-0001ic-J7 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Feb 2019 03:47:47 -0500 Original-Received: from list by blaine.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1gs1p4-000mQ6-5z for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Feb 2019 09:47:46 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Cancel-Lock: sha1:N8J95HkL3APl7f+EEH3yuJ+nRa8= X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 195.159.176.226 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:119270 Archived-At: > Looking the thread it looks like you’ve used macOS for these years and > finding a new mac :-) Far from it. I'm genuinely looking for alternatives. I believe the macOS quality probably isn't what I'm used to judging by r/macOS on Reddit, but the internet plants and trolls could be at it. > While many people in this list are free-software advocates and doesn’t > like ‘proprietary apple software ‘ and insists on free software, Here be wizards, dragons, saints (and little critters in dungeons who've signed NDAs). > Apple’s macOS is much, much helpful on tasks that you can’t solve with > emacs (like web surfing). This isn't true for me in text in html, for example And if he is compelled to look straight at the light, will he not have the above line is fine in eww-mode for web reading. > The new Mac Mini is very powerful and the i3 processor will be > sufficient to run emacs, but I would recommend the i5 processor (for > daily tasks that emacs can’t do). YT and JS outside of GNU/Emacs. > If you’re just looking for a portable computer, the new MacBook Air > may be another good option. (MacBook Pro too, if you have a sufficient > budget for your computer) The new Mac Book Air has a dimmer display beside the older products a step above or below in category feature/price. Some people say. I'm 100% at desk with two screens and laptop isn't as handy as iPad, iPhone on away walks without desk. (I fear the laptop keyboards are too damn cheap on touch) -- © 2019 Van L gpg using EEF2 37E9 3840 0D5D 9183 251E 9830 384E 9683 B835 "If this is higher education I am glad I missed it." -Joni Mitchell