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Re:Why Emacs has buffers by d0mine on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @02:14PM (#31658125)
Another name for the API provided by "buffet" could have been "console" (combination of monitor+keyboard: read/write API).
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Re:Why Emacs has buffers by morelisp on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @02:50AM (#31664158)
A buffer in Emacs has no input or display capabilities; your "console" would be an alternative to what Emacs calls a "window" (an active buffer combined with input and display parameters).
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