notes@mcgill-vision.UUCP (01/20/86)
We are currently considering getting LISP for our SUNs so if anyone has any information comparing Lucid (I would assume this is synonymous with Sun CL) and Franz on Suns please send me mail. We already have a pair of Symbolics LISPMs, so Common Lisp is a must. Mostly, I guess, we're looking for info comparing speeds, environments, memory limits and such like. Anyone wishing to flame at one or the other is also welcome to send me anything you've got. As usual, if there is sufficient demand, summary goes to the net. Lee Iverson utcsri!mcgill-vision!leei Mcgill University, Montreal Computer Vision and Robotics Lab
mhb@wdl1.UUCP (01/31/86)
Lucid is the name of an independent company that developed the LISP compiler for the 68000's. They sell it to a number of companies including SUN, Apollo, etc. The president (or CEO, I'm not sure which) of LUCID is the same Gabriel who authored the Gabriel benchmarks and helped write the Common Lisp book; so you can rest assured that their lisp completely follows the standard. I have looked at benchmarks for their Lisp on the SUNs, and they are very impressive. Almost as fast as the Symbolics Mike Bender mhb@FORD-WDL1