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The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):

GOSMACS /goz'maks/, n. [contraction of ?Gosling EMACS?] The first EMACS-in-C implementation, predating but now largely eclipsed by GNUMACS. Originally freeware; a commercial version was modestly popular as ?UniPress EMACS? during the 1980s. The author, James Gosling, went on to invent NeWS and the programming language Java; the latter earned him demigod status.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

GOSMACS /goz'maks/ Gosling Emacs. The first Emacs implementation in C, predating but now largely eclipsed by GNU Emacs. Originally freeware; a commercial version is now modestly popular as UniPress Emacs. The author (James Gosling) went on to invent NeWS. [Jargon File]