6 On the Origin of Emacs in 1976 ¶ (Date: 23 Jul 2024) Summary: EMACS was developed at the MIT AI Lab in 1976. The specifics of the origin have been documented by different people in various places. There is an interesting thread which was discussed on the blog of the late Dan Weinreb, and preserved by archive.org. Ultimately, Guy Steele pulled up his records (in the form of printed emails). The b