carr@utah-cs.UUCP (Harold Carr) (10/12/84)
PSL 3.2 for Vax VMS We are pleased to announce that Portable Standard LISP (PSL) version 3.2 is now available for Vaxen running the VMS operating system. PSL is about the power, speed and flavor of Franz LISP or MACLISP, with growing influence from Common LISP. It is recognized as an efficient and portable LISP implementation with many more capabilities than described in the 1979 Standard LISP Report. PSL's main strength is its portability across many different systems, including: Vax BSD Unix, Extended Addressing DecSystem-20 Tops-20, Apollo DOMAIN Aegis, and HP Series 200. A version for the IBM-370 is in beta test, a Sun version is 90% complete and two Cray versions are being used on an experimental basis. Since PSL generates very efficient code, it is an ideal delivery vehicle for LISP based applications (we can also provide PSL reseller licenses for binary only and source distributions). PSL is distributed for the various systems with executables, all sources, an approximately 500 page manual and release notes. The release notes describe how to install the system and how to rebuild the various modules. We are charging $750 for the Vax/VMS version of PSL for Commercial Site licenses. Non-profit institutions and all other versions of PSL will not be charged a license fee. We are also charging a $250 tape or $350 floppy distribution fee for each system. PSL is in heavy use at Utah, and by collaborators at Hewlett-Packard, Rand, Stanford, Columbia and over 200 other sites. Many existing programs and applications have been adapted to PSL including Hearn's REDUCE computer algebra system and GLISP, Novak's object oriented LISP dialect. These are available from Hearn and Novak. To obtain a copy of the license and order form, please send a NET message or letter with your US MAIL address to: Utah Symbolic Computation Group Secretary University of Utah - Dept. of Computer Science 3160 Merrill Engineering Building Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 ARPANET: CRUSE@UTAH-20 USENET: utah-cs!cruse