KALA%MIT-ML@sri-unix.UUCP (12/21/83)
From: John A. Teeter <KALA @ MIT-ML>
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Cambridge MA., December 5 -- Gold Hill Computers Inc., a
software company specializing in Artificial Intelligence
systems, today announced Golden Common LISP (GCLISP) for the
IBM PC.
GCLISP is an extensive subset of Common Lisp, the industry
standard developed by a consortium of experts from the business
and academic communities.
GCLISP offers a full range of data types, including infinite
precision integers, floating point numbers, arrays, character
strings, lists, closures, structures, compiled functions,
co-routines, and symbols. GCLISP supports object oriented
programming with object definition, creation and message
sending mechanisms. The Intel 8087 math coprocessor is used if
present but not necessary. Included are over 500 pages of
comprehensive user documentation conforming to the Common Lisp
documentation standards. On-line documentation and HELP
facilities are included. In addition to the Lisp language,
GCLISP also supports many programming development aids
and operating system extensions. These include:
- A full screen intelligent editor
- Multi-tasking
- A structure definition package (Defstruct's)
- Macros and read macros
- Program debugging and development aids (Trace, Stepper,
Pretty Printer and others)
- Flexible memory allocation and garbage collection
- Stream Oriented Input/Output
The interpreter will be available in March 1984 for $375. It
requires an IBM PC with DOS 2.0 or greater, and 256K bytes of
memory. Gold Hill Computers will release a compiler in the
near future and will support the iAPX286. A series of Power
Tools for Programmers are currently under development. These
are software libraries that enhance the Lisp system and include
graphics, communications, mail, pointing device support, and
interface to other programming languages.
For questions or more information contact:
Gold Hill Computers, Inc.
163 Harvard Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 492-2071