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high quality free software available for everyone.  The OSF is a
consortium of computer vendors which develops commercial software for
Unix systems.

The word ``free'' in the title of the Free Software Foundation refers to
``freedom,'' not ``zero dollars.''  Anyone can charge any price for
GPL-covered software that they want to.  However, in practice, the
freedom enforced by the GPL leads to low prices, because you can always
get the software for less money from someone else, since everyone has
the right to resell or give away GPL-covered software.

operation on X.  Mouse wheel support is now enabled by default.

@cindex New modes
Many new modes and packages have been included in Emacs, such as Leim,
Calc, Tramp and URL, as well as IDO, CUA, rcirc, ERC, conf-mode,
python-mode, table, tumme, SES, ruler, Flymake, Org, etc.

@cindex Documentation
@cindex Emacs Lisp Manual
In addition, Emacs 22 now includes the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual
(@pxref{Emacs Lisp documentation}) and the Emacs Lisp Intro.

For a long time, the Emacs Lisp Archive provided a central repository
for Emacs packages.  Sadly, it has not been active for some time,
although you can still access the old files at

@uref{ftp://ftp.cis.ohio-state.edu/pub/emacs-lisp/WWW/index.html}

Read the file @file{etc/MORE.STUFF} for more information about
external packages.

@node Current GNU distributions, Difference between Emacs and XEmacs, Packages that do not come with Emacs, Finding Emacs and related packages

@cindex Emacs for MS-Windows
@cindex Microsoft Windows, Emacs for
@cindex Windows 9X, ME, NT, 2K, and CE, Emacs for

For information on Emacs for Windows 95 and NT, read the FAQ produced by
@email{voelker@@cs.washington.edu, Geoff Voelker}, available at

@uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/ntemacs.html}

@xref{Emacs for MS-DOS}, for Windows 3.1.

@section Where can I get Emacs for my PC running OS/2?
@cindex OS/2, Emacs for

Emacs 20.6 is ported for emx on OS/2 2.0 or 2.1, and is available at

@uref{ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/editors/emacs/e206*.zip}

@noindent
and also at

@uref{http://archiv.leo.org/pub/comp/os/os2/leo/gnu/emacs%2d20/}

Instructions for installation, basic setup, and other useful information
for OS/2 users of Emacs can be found at

@uref{http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~oheiabbd/emacs/emacs206-os2.html}

@node Emacs for Atari ST, Emacs for the Amiga , Emacs for OS/2, Finding Emacs and related packages
@section Where can I get Emacs for my Atari ST?
@cindex Atari ST, Emacs for
@cindex TOS, Emacs for

@cindex NeXTSTEP, Emacs for

Emacs.app is a NeXTSTEP version of Emacs 19.34 which supports colors,
menus, and multiple frames.  You can get it from

@uref{ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/apps/emacs/Emacs_for_NeXTstep.4.20a1.NIHS.b.tar.gz}

@node Emacs for Apple computers, Emacs for VMS and DECwindows, Emacs for NeXTSTEP, Finding Emacs and related packages
@section Where can I get Emacs for my Apple computer?
@cindex Apple computers, Emacs for
@cindex Macintosh, Emacs for

@section Where do I get Emacs that runs on VMS under DECwindows?
@cindex DECwindows, Emacs for
@cindex VMS, Emacs for

Up-to-date information about GNU software (including Emacs) for VMS is
available at @uref{http://vms.gnu.org/}.

@node Modes for various languages,  , Emacs for VMS and DECwindows, Finding Emacs and related packages
@section Where can I get modes for Lex, Yacc/Bison, Bourne shell, csh, C@t{++}, Objective-C, Pascal, Java, and Awk?
@cindex Awk, mode for
@cindex @code{awk-mode}

* Calc::
* VIPER::
* AUCTeX::
* BBDB::
* Ispell::
* w3-mode::
* EDB::
* Mailcrypt::
* JDE::
* Patch::
@end menu

@item Latest version
4.3

@item Distribution
@uref{ftp://archive.cis.ohio-state.edu/pub/emacs-lisp/old-archive/modes/vip-mode.tar.Z}

@end table

@node AUCTeX, BBDB, VIPER, Major packages and programs
@section AUC@TeX{} --- enhanced @TeX{} modes with debugging facilities

Submissions to @email{bbdb-info@@lists.sourceforge.net}@*
Release announcements: @email{bbdb-announce-request@@lists.sourceforge.net}

@end table

@node Ispell, w3-mode, BBDB, Major packages and programs
@section Ispell --- spell checker in C with interface for Emacs
@cindex Spell-checker
@cindex Checking spelling
@cindex Ispell

@table @b

@item Author
@email{geoff@@itcorp.com, Geoff Kuenning}

@item Latest version
3.1.20

@item Distribution
@uref{ftp://ftp.cs.ucla.edu/pub/ispell/ispell-3.1.20.tar.gz}@*

@item Web site
@uref{http://fmg-www.cs.ucla.edu/geoff/ispell.html}

@end table

@itemize @bullet

@item
Do not ask Geoff to send you the latest version of Ispell. He does not
have free e-mail.

@item
This Ispell program is distinct from GNU Ispell 4.0. GNU Ispell 4.0 is
no longer a supported product.

@end itemize

@node w3-mode, EDB, Ispell, Major packages and programs
@section w3-mode --- A World Wide Web browser inside of Emacs
@cindex WWW browser
@cindex Web browser
@cindex HTML browser in Emacs
@cindex @code{w3-mode}

@table @b

@item Author
@email{wmperry@@spry.com, Bill Perry}

@item Latest version
4.0pre.39

@item Distribution
@uref{ftp://ftp.cs.indiana.edu/pub/elisp/w3/w3.tar.gz}

@item Mailing lists
Receive announcements from @email{w3-announce-request@@indiana.edu}@*
Become a beta tester at @email{w3-beta-request@@indiana.edu}@*
Help to develop @code{w3-mode} at @email{w3-dev@@indiana.edu}

@end table

@node EDB, Mailcrypt, w3-mode, Major packages and programs
@section EDB --- Database program for Emacs; replaces forms editing modes
@cindex EDB
@cindex Database
@cindex Forms mode

@item Web site
@uref{http://mailcrypt.sourceforge.net/}

@end table

@node JDE, Patch, Mailcrypt, Major packages and programs
@section JDE --- Integrated development environment for Java
@cindex Java development environment
@cindex Integrated Java development environment
@cindex JDE

@table @b

@item Author
@email{paulk@@mathworks.com, Paul Kinnucan}

@item Mailing list
jde-subscribe@@sunsite.auc.dk

@item Latest version
2.1.1

@item Web site
@uref{http://sunsite.auc.dk/jde/}

@end table

@node Patch,  , JDE, Major packages and programs
@section Patch --- program to apply ``diffs'' for updating files

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high quality free software available for everyone.  The OSF is a
consortium of computer vendors which develops commercial software for
Unix systems.

The word ``free'' in the title of the Free Software Foundation refers to
``freedom,'' not ``zero cost.''  Anyone can charge any price for
GPL-covered software that they want to.  However, in practice, the
freedom enforced by the GPL leads to low prices, because you can always
get the software for less money from someone else, since everyone has
the right to resell or give away GPL-covered software.

operation on X.  Mouse wheel support is now enabled by default.

@cindex New modes
Many new modes and packages have been included in Emacs, such as Leim,
Calc, Tramp and URL, as well as IDO, CUA, rcirc, ERC, conf-mode,
python-mode, table, tumme, SES, ruler, Flymake, Org, PGG, etc.

@cindex Documentation
@cindex Emacs Lisp Manual
In addition, Emacs 22 now includes the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual
(@pxref{Emacs Lisp documentation}) and the Emacs Lisp Intro.

For a long time, the Emacs Lisp Archive provided a central repository
for Emacs packages.  Sadly, it has not been active for some time,
although you can still access the old files at

@uref{http://www.club.cc.cmu.edu/pub/gnu/elisp-archive/}

Read the file @file{etc/MORE.STUFF} for more information about
external packages.

@node Current GNU distributions, Difference between Emacs and XEmacs, Packages that do not come with Emacs, Finding Emacs and related packages

@cindex Emacs for MS-Windows
@cindex Microsoft Windows, Emacs for
@cindex Windows 9X, ME, NT, 2K, and CE, Emacs for

For information on Emacs for Windows 95 and NT, read the FAQ produced by
@email{voelker@@cs.washington.edu, Geoff Voelker} and currently maintained
by @email{ramprasad_i82@@yahoo.com, Ramprasad B}, available at

@uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/ntemacs.html}

@xref{Emacs for MS-DOS}, for Windows 3.1.

@section Where can I get Emacs for my PC running OS/2?
@cindex OS/2, Emacs for

Emacs 20.6 is ported for emx on OS/2 2.0 or 2.1, and is available at

@uref{ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/editors/emacs/}

@noindent
and also at

@uref{http://www.dotemacs.de/os2/emacs.html}

Instructions for installation, basic setup, and other useful information
for OS/2 users of Emacs can be found at

@uref{http://home.snafu.de/ohei/emacs/emacs206-os2.html}

@node Emacs for Atari ST, Emacs for the Amiga , Emacs for OS/2, Finding Emacs and related packages
@section Where can I get Emacs for my Atari ST?
@cindex Atari ST, Emacs for
@cindex TOS, Emacs for

@cindex NeXTSTEP, Emacs for

Emacs.app is a NeXTSTEP version of Emacs 19.34 which supports colors,
menus, and multiple frames.  You can get it from

@uref{ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next-ftp/next/apps/emacs/Emacs_for_NeXTstep.4.20a1.NIHS.b.tar.gz}

@node Emacs for Apple computers, Emacs for VMS and DECwindows, Emacs for NeXTSTEP, Finding Emacs and related packages
@section Where can I get Emacs for my Apple computer?
@cindex Apple computers, Emacs for
@cindex Macintosh, Emacs for

@section Where do I get Emacs that runs on VMS under DECwindows?
@cindex DECwindows, Emacs for
@cindex VMS, Emacs for

Up-to-date information about GNU software (including Emacs) for VMS is
available at @uref{http://www.lp.se/gnu-vms/}.

@node Modes for various languages,  , Emacs for VMS and DECwindows, Finding Emacs and related packages
@section Where can I get modes for Lex, Yacc/Bison, Bourne shell, csh, C@t{++}, Objective-C, Pascal, Java, and Awk?
@cindex Awk, mode for
@cindex @code{awk-mode}

* Calc::
* VIPER::
* AUCTeX::
* BBDB::
* Ispell::
* Emacs/W3::
* EDB::
* Mailcrypt::
* JDE::
* Patch::
@end menu

@item Latest version
4.3

@item Distribution
@uref{ftp://www.club.cc.cmu.edu/pub/gnu/elisp-archive/modes/vip-mode.tar.Z}

@end table

@node AUCTeX, BBDB, VIPER, Major packages and programs
@section AUC@TeX{} --- enhanced @TeX{} modes with debugging facilities

Submissions to @email{bbdb-info@@lists.sourceforge.net}@*
Release announcements: @email{bbdb-announce-request@@lists.sourceforge.net}

@end table

@node Ispell, Emacs/W3, BBDB, Major packages and programs
@section Ispell --- spell checker in C with interface for Emacs
@cindex Spell-checker
@cindex Checking spelling
@cindex Ispell

@table @b

@item Author
@email{geoff@@cs.hmc.edu, Geoff Kuenning}

@item Latest version
3.3.02

@item Distribution
@uref{http://fmg-www.cs.ucla.edu/geoff/tars/ispell-3.3.02.tar.gz}@*

@item Web site
@uref{http://fmg-www.cs.ucla.edu/geoff/ispell.html}

@end table

This Ispell program is distinct from GNU Ispell 4.0. GNU Ispell 4.0 is
no longer a supported product.

@node Emacs/W3, EDB, Ispell, Major packages and programs
@section Emacs/W3 --- A World Wide Web browser inside of Emacs
@cindex WWW browser
@cindex Web browser
@cindex HTML browser in Emacs
@cindex @code{w3-mode}

@table @b

@item Author
@email{wmperry@@gnu.org, Bill Perry}

@item Maintainer
Emacs/W3 needs a maintainer. It has lain dormant for several years. If
you would like to take over the project, please contact
@email{maintainers@@gnu.org}.

@item Latest version
4.0pre.47

@item Distribution
@uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/w3}

@item Mailing lists
Receive announcements from @email{w3-announce@@gnu.org}@*
Help to develop Emacs/W3 at @email{w3-dev@@gnu.org}

@end table

@node EDB, Mailcrypt, Emacs/W3, Major packages and programs
@section EDB --- Database program for Emacs; replaces forms editing modes
@cindex EDB
@cindex Database
@cindex Forms mode

@item Web site
@uref{http://mailcrypt.sourceforge.net/}

@end table

Note that a new package called PGG is bundled with Emacs starting with
version 22.1.  It is a modern interface to various PGP implementations,
including @uref{http://www.gnupg.org/, The GNU Privacy Guard} and
supports symmetric encryption.

@node JDE, Patch, Mailcrypt, Major packages and programs
@section JDE --- Integrated development environment for Java
@cindex Java development environment
@cindex Integrated Java development environment
@cindex JDE

@table @b

@item Author
@email{paulk@@mathworks.com, Paul Kinnucan}

@item Latest version
2.3.5

@item Web site
@uref{http://jdee.sunsite.dk/}

@item Mailing lists
Subscription requests to @email{jde-subscribe@@sunsite.dk}@*
Receive announcements from @email{jde-announce-subscribe@@sunsite.dk}

@end table

@node Patch,  , JDE, Major packages and programs
@section Patch --- program to apply ``diffs'' for updating files