miner@SPAM.ISTC.SRI.COM (Stephen E. Miner) (12/10/86)
This message is in response to Peter Wisnovsky's request for
information about a Lisp for the Macintosh. I couldn't send mail
directly to him so I'm reposting a message I recently sent to the
INFO-MAC list.
-- Steve
[from INFO-MAC]
I just received the latest ExperNewsletter in the mail. The big news
is that ExperTelligence has announced ExperCommon Lisp. (This is the
new name for the long-awaited ExperLisp 2.0.) They plan to begin
shipping in about a week to people who ordered upgrades to the
original ExperLisp. Actually, they want registered owners to
re-register by filling out a new address card that comes with the
newsletter. (Maybe they're trying to stall for a little extra time?)
They told me over the phone that they just want to make sure that they
have the correct addresses. OK, so I'll have to wait a couple of more
weeks.
Here are some of the promises that have me interested:
* Common Lisp compatibility
* an extensible class system (for object-oriented programming)
* Toolbox support through predefined classes
* on-line symbolic debugger
* support for "stand alone" applications
* not copy-protected (since version 1.5)
I have to admit that I was quite disappointed by all of the bugs I
found in the old versions of ExperLisp, but I'm still hoping that this
new version succeeds. If anyone has any experience with ExperCommon
Lisp, I'd like to hear from you.
I have a hard time figuring out their marketing and pricing strategies
so please call them directly if you're interested. Basically, it's
pretty expensive even after you talk them into giving you a discount.
ExperTelligence can be reached by phone at:
(800) 828-0113 USA
(800) 826-6144 CA
-- Steve Miner
miner@spam.istc.sri.com