Getting Started with XEmacs, LISP, CM and CLM |
Common Music, Common Lisp Music, LISP and Emacs are each by itself complex environments with steep learning curves, and-alas!-so is the computing environment at CCRMA. The good news, however, is that you can help yourself a great deal by following a few simple rules, a few simple steps, and familiarizing yourself with some important facts:
CCRMA has now 8 Linux machines and 2 SGI's, so there should be no need for using NeXT machines at all. The black NeXT's are simply too slow and white NeXT's have disappointing LISP support. Plus, both NeXT platforms lack a decent Web browser. The page "Linux@ccrma" lists all machines running Linux and "how to switch from one operating system to the other" tells you what to do if one of them happens to run NeXTStep.
I've prepared two (X)Emacsconfiguration files which you should copy to your home directory:
XEmacs is simply better, nicer, and easier to use. In a terminal window, type xemacs instead of emacs at the prompt.
Read "Mastering XEmacs and LISP, CM and CLM Files" now.
Keep reading up on how to use XEmacs, LISP, CM, and CLM. Go through the on-line Emacs tutorial (type C-h t to start it). Skim over the CLM manual and read the Stella Tutorial. Keep a browser window with the Common Music Dictionary within reach and familiarize yourself with the documentation on LISP. But: Always remember that small pieces of information well understood are more useful than vast material only half digested!
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