boba@iscuva.UUCP (02/09/87)
The Icon Programming Language, as developed by the University of Arizona, is now available as a Macintosh Programmer's Workshop tool. It is public domain and is distributed by the U of AZ for the cost of distribution. The Icon language has nothing to do with "icons" as the term is generally used in the Macintosh world. It is of SNOBOL4 geneology (author: Ralph Griswold) and is a wonderful language oriented toward non-numeric computation. Anyone interested in obtaining MacIcon (which currently *requires* MPW) for "almost free" should contact: Icon Project Department of Computer Science The University of Arizona Tuscon, AZ 87521 Icon is a wonderful tool for developers since it allows "little" utilities to be written almost as quickly as you can think of them. Then, of course, is its use for prototyping things like compilers, etc., etc. And to answer your first question before you ask it -- there is no Mac Toolbox interface -- yet. -- Bob Alexander ISC Systems Corp. Spokane, WA (509)927-5445 UUCP: ihnp4!tektronix!reed!iscuva!boba