> A beginner will be able to use Emacs with no problem: whatever you type appears on the screen

Sup? I'm a beginner with Linux. Normally I just use Pico. So I tried Emacs. Hah, what a crock of crap. I couldn't figure it out. I tried to do the basic task of saving a file, err, just how in the fucking fuck do you even do that? I gave up after 15 minutes and killed the process from another Terminal.