I keep wanting to systematically go through the old source archives available looking for gems.. There's so much to learn, be it history or interesting ideas. I remembered Microemacs largely because I once started collecting code from Fish disks that came with source, and it was notable for the sheer number of versions.
Fully agree.
> Microemacs, a variation of which Linus is a known longtime user, for example, occurs in various versions on multiple Fish disks.
I knew Vim came from the Amiga community as a vi clone. But I didn't know Microemacs was originally a microcomputer Emacs clone. Thanks for your comment.
History is interesting, isn't it?