Saving files automatically?

[Alan E Davis <aedavis eccomm com>]

Is there a possibility to save files automatically every few minutes?  I have become dependent upon such 
features in Emacs, for example; so I have lost files a few times w/ Gnumeric.  

Has this feature actually been overlooked, or is there a reason it would be detrimental?  

Alan Davis

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