miken@mirror.TMC.COM (01/14/89)
I wish to thank everyone who expressed interest in my offer of Xerox lisp machines which I made some time ago...Although there were many serious and worthwhile requests, there were far too few machines to go around. The ultimate decision was based on the recipient organizations' (two fine universities) ability and commitment to support the equipment. There were also other mitigating factors such as the recipients' ability to quickly remove the equipment.
eliot@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Eliot Handelman) (01/15/89)
In article <211100005@mirror> miken@mirror.TMC.COM writes: >The ultimate decision was based on the recipient organizations' (two fine >universities) ability and commitment to support the equipment. >There were also other mitigating factors such as the recipients' ability >to quickly remove the equipment. I must say that it is precisely "offers" such as these that make me think all the more highly of Stallman, or of Taiichi Yuasa and Masama Hagiya, the authors of Kyoto Common Lisp. We could not come up with the ludicrous license fees that Xerox demanded, and if it weren't for those other people I wouldn't be able to get any work done.