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83:  Where can I get Emacs for my PC running MS-DOS?

  Recent releases of GNU Emacs 19 should compile right out of the box on
  PCs with a 386 or better, running MS-DOS 3.0 or later. You will need the
  following:
   
  Compiler: djgpp version 1,11 maint 4 or later.  You can get the latest
            version by grabbing everything in the following directory
            (using anonymous ftp):

            oak.oakland.edu:pub/msdos/djdpp  

  Tar:  One DOS version of tar is available via anonymous ftp from

        ftp.urc.tue.nl:pub/unixtools/dos 

        However, not all DOS versions of tar work equally well, so you
        might have to try others if this one gives you trouble.

  Utilities: chmod, make, mv, sed, rm.  

             All of these utilities are available via anonymous ftp from
             the site

             ftp.iro.umontreal.ca:pub/Internet/gnuish

             You should grab the files futil4ax.zoo (contains chmod.exe,
             mv.exe, and rm.exe), sed106ax.zoo (contains sed.exe), and
             gzip07ax.zoo (contains gzip.exe).

  The file etc/MSDOS contains some information on the differences between
  the Unix and MS-DOS versions of GNU Emacs.

  If you would prefer not to compile Emacs by yourself, you can get
  binaries for Emacs 19.24 via anonymous ftp from the following two sites:

      ftp.demon.co.uk:pub/ibmpc/editors/emacs19.24
      ftp.imada.ou.dk:pub/mirrors/msdos/emacs-19.24

  You might also be interested in Demacs, which runs under MS-DOS (*not*
  Microsoft Windows; see question 84) on 386- and 486-based PCs.  Demacs is
  a port of Nemacs (see question 126), rather than a straight port of GNU
  Emacs 18 or 19.

  Demacs was developed using an MS-DOS version of gcc called djgpp by
  D. J. Delorie <[e-mail]> which can compile and run large programs
  under MS-DOS, but not under MS Windows.  Demacs was derived from Nemacs
  rather than straight from GNU Emacs.  You can get the most recent version
  of Demacs via anonymous ftp from ftp.sigmath.osaka-u.ac.jp in
  pub/Msdos/Demacs/*.

  For a list of other MS-DOS implementations of Emacs (and Emacs
  look-alikes), consult the list of "Emacs implementations and literature,"
  available via anonymous ftp from rtfm.mit.edu in pub/usenet/comp.emacs.

84:  Where can I get Emacs for my PC running Microsoft Windows?

  There are currently two ports of Emacs that runs under Microsoft Windows:

  * Oemacs 

    Current version of Oemacs4.1 is based on Emacs-19.19 and runs in either
    MS-DOS or Microsoft Windows.  There is rumor that the author Darryl
    Okahata <[e-mail]> would not update unless there is
    demonstrated interest.  It is nearly a full porting of GNU Emacs except
    that shell-mode does not work due to the limitation of MS-DOS.
    Anonymous ftp information:

      /oak.oakland.edu:pub/msdos/oemacs/

  * The other uses a proprietary X Windows emulator and therefore
    the FSF does not think it deserves publicity.

85:  Where can I get Emacs for my PC running OS/2?

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83:  Where can I get Emacs for my PC running MS-DOS?

  Recent releases of GNU Emacs 19 should compile right out of the box on
  PCs with a 386 or better, running MS-DOS 3.0 or later. You will need the
  following to compile it:
   
  Compiler: djgpp version 1.12 maint 1 or later.  You can get the latest
            version by grabbing everything in the following directory
            (using anonymous ftp):

            ftp.coast.net:/SimTel/vendors/djgpp

	    There are a few directories under djgpp whose names begin with
	    `v1'; get the contents of `v1' and `v1gnu'.
	    Do *not* try to compile Emacs with DJGPP v2.0 (in the
	    directories whose name begin with `v2') as GNU Emacs doesn't
	    support that version yet.

  GUnZip and Tar:

	    The easiest way is to use `djtar' which comes with DJGPP v2.0,
	    because it can unzip .tar.gz archives on-the-fly (so you won't
	    need twice the required disk space while untarring the
	    archive).  You get `djtar' with the `v2/djdev200.zip' file from
	    the above FTP server.

	    Another (slower) version of Tar which unzips automatically is
	    available by anonymous ftp on this site:

	    ftp.kiae.su:msdos/arcers/tar320fp.zip

	    Or you can unZip the archive with the DJGPP port of GZip (from
	    the above directory at ftp.coast.net look for gzp124bn.zip),
	    then unTar it with any of the Tar ports floating around.  A
	    DOS version of GNU tar is available via anonymous ftp from

	    ftp.unipg.it:/pub/msdos/aspi/gtar-exe.zip

	    Note that DOS ports of GNU Tar usually cannot unzip compressed
	    archives, and the above port is no exception.

	    Another version of Tar for DOS can be found at

	    ftp.urc.tue.nl:pub/unixtools/dos 

	    However, be warned that not all DOS versions of tar work
	    equally well, so you might have to try others if this one gives
	    you trouble.

  Utilities: chmod, make, mv, sed, rm.  

            All of these utilities are available via anonymous ftp from
            the site

            ftp.coast.net:/SimTel/vendors/gnu/gnuish/dos_only

            You should grab the files fut312bx.zip (contains chmod.exe,
            mv.exe, and rm.exe).

	    A port of GNU Sed is available in the djgpp archives in the
	    above directory on ftp.coast.net.  Look for a file named
	    sed118bn.zip.

  The file etc/MSDOS contains some information on the differences between
  the Unix and MS-DOS versions of GNU Emacs.

  If you would prefer not to compile Emacs by yourself, you can get
  binaries for Emacs via anonymous ftp from many sites; use your Archie
  client to search for them.

  You might also be interested in Demacs, which runs under MS-DOS (*not*
  Microsoft Windows; see question 84) on 386- and 486-based PCs.  Demacs is
  a port of Nemacs (see question 126), rather than a straight port of GNU
  Emacs 18 or 19.

  Demacs was developed using an MS-DOS version of gcc called djgpp by
  DJ Delorie <[e-mail]> which can compile and run large programs
  under MS-DOS and under MS Windows.  Demacs was derived from Nemacs
  rather than straight from GNU Emacs.  You can get the most recent version
  of Demacs via anonymous ftp from ftp.sigmath.osaka-u.ac.jp in
  pub/Msdos/Demacs/*.

  For a list of other MS-DOS implementations of Emacs (and Emacs
  look-alikes), consult the list of "Emacs implementations and literature,"
  available via anonymous ftp from rtfm.mit.edu in pub/usenet/comp.emacs.

84:  Where can I get Emacs for my PC running Microsoft Windows?

  * If you compile GNU Emacs with the tools listed above, it will run under
  Microsoft Windows in a DOS box.

  There are currently two other ports of Emacs that runs under Microsoft
  Windows:

  * Oemacs 

    Current version of Oemacs4.1 is based on Emacs-19.19 and runs in either
    MS-DOS or Microsoft Windows.  There is rumor that the author Darryl
    Okahata <[e-mail]> would not update unless there is
    demonstrated interest.  It is nearly a full porting of GNU Emacs except
    that shell-mode does not work due to the limitation of MS-DOS.
    Anonymous ftp information:

      ftp.coast.net:SimTel/vendors/gnu/oemacs/

  * The other uses a proprietary X Windows emulator and therefore
    the FSF does not think it deserves publicity.

85:  Where can I get Emacs for my PC running OS/2?