In ZWEI in System 93.30 With only one buffer (*buffer-1*) c-x k <return> ; kill current buffer c-sh-f foo.lisp ; specify file for new buffer => ... whirr, grind, grovel... ... 37K Read => "ZMACS (LISP) *Buffer-1*" with nothing in it. The text disappears, and buffer-1 rises from the dead!!