gilgalad@dip.eecs.umich.edu (Ralph Seguin) (09/07/90)
Does anyone know of a Common LISP implementation running on the Amiga? If not, what is the closest beast I can get? Will XLisp be a reasonably close facsimile? Thanks, Ralph gilgalad@dip.eecs.umich.edu gilgalad@zip.eecs.umich.edu gilgalad@caen.engin.umich.edu Ralph_Seguin@ub.cc.umich.edu gilgalad@sparky.eecs.umich.edu USER6TUN@UMICHUB.BITNET Ralph Seguin | In order to get infinitely many monkeys to type 565 South Zeeb Rd. | something that actually makes sense, you need to Ann Arbor, MI 48103 | have infinitely many monkey editors as well. (313) 662-1506
bscott@nyx.UUCP (Ben Scott) (09/08/90)
In article <1990Sep6.213628.16491@zip.eecs.umich.edu> gilgalad@dip.eecs.umich.edu (Ralph Seguin) writes: >Does anyone know of a Common LISP implementation running on the Amiga? If not, I don't, but this does remind me of a question I've been wanting to ask: The other day I was at a local Amiga store (a very bad, disreputable store; they almost managed to talk me out of an Amiga in the process of selling me one long ago... luckily I found another store) and on a remainder table was a package claiming to be Amiga LISP. It looked like a Commodore package, white with the Amiga checkmark and the font we're used to seeing on things like the Enhancer package. It said it reqired v1.0 Kickstart, one A-1000, and one A-1010 external drive (maybe some other stuff too), and was marked down from about $130 to about $100 (WHAT a deal...). The package (not really a box even) looked too flat to contain many disks much less any great amount of documentation. Anyway, I'd never heard of Commodore producing a LISP for the Amiga before. Not that I'm excessively interested in LISP, but it was kinda odd to see. Can anyone tell me much about this? . <<<<Infinite K>>>> -- .---------------------------------------------------------------------------. |Ben Scott, professional goof-off and consultant at The Raster Image, Denver| |Amiga UUCP node domain: bscott@vila.denver.co.us Else: bscott@nyx.cs.du.edu| |FIDO point address 1:104/421.2, or call the Arvada 68K BBS at (303)424-9831| |"Don't embarrass us..." "Have I ever?" - Buckaroo Banzai | *AMIGA POWER* | `---------------------------------------------------------------------------'
mwm@raven.pa.dec.com (Mike (My Watch Has Windows) Meyer) (09/12/90)
In article <2054@nyx.UUCP> bscott@nyx.UUCP (Ben Scott) writes:
The other day I was at a local Amiga store (a very bad, disreputable store;
they almost managed to talk me out of an Amiga in the process of selling me
one long ago... luckily I found another store) and on a remainder table was
a package claiming to be Amiga LISP. It looked like a Commodore package,
white with the Amiga checkmark and the font we're used to seeing on things
like the Enhancer package. It said it reqired v1.0 Kickstart, one A-1000,
and one A-1010 external drive (maybe some other stuff too), and was marked
down from about $130 to about $100 (WHAT a deal...). The package (not
really a box even) looked too flat to contain many disks much less any
great amount of documentation.
Anyway, I'd never heard of Commodore producing a LISP for the Amiga before.
Not that I'm excessively interested in LISP, but it was kinda odd to see.
Can anyone tell me much about this?
That's the MetaComCo LISP. It's a variant of Cambridge LISP. It's the
best (only) commercial LISP for the Amiga that you can get in the US.
I think it's a better _system_ than the PD LISPs, but the LISP per se
isn't very good. It's based on an old, little-used (in the US) dialect
of LISP, that's been stripped down for the Amiga. It was available at
launch, or shortly thereafter.
Last time I checked, MetaComCo had shut down there US offices, and had
never offered an upgrade to that LISP. It has the "move ea,cc" buglet,
and so needs a patch installed before it will run on anything faster
than a 68010.
If you want to play with LISP, you're better off getting one of the PD
offerings. If you want a system with compiler, etc - offer them $20
for it. That's about all it's worth.
<mike
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And my love for you will be reduced to powdereb15+@andrew.cmu.edu (Edward D. Berger) (09/13/90)
Oh yes, amiga lisp. I remember seeing that at a store for $15.00 a few years ago. It apparently was available near the introduction of the A1000. It has been called useless, here on the net, and apparently never sold well, and never will... Look on the fish disks for something more appropriate, or wait for (I can't remember their names) common lisp, which should be announced on the net. -Ed Berger eb15@andrew.cmu.edu