sl215001@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (richard wyckoff) (11/18/90)
oaappel (oapppel@copper.ucs...) asks about Lisp and Scheme for the Mac Classic. I'm running Allegro Common Lisp (ACL2.x) on a mac at the moment. It's a full CL and starts at 1.4 MB for the application on the disk, w/ recommended 3MB *minimum* RAM. Its not cheap, but for CL on a Mac, it's the way to go. Other lisps are, of course, smaller and cheaper. I am also (simultaneously) running MacScheme and Bitcom. MacScheme is available from ie Lightship Software (503) 643-6909, (and for IU students, contact "Access"). I paid $50 for my copy. The basic app is a mere 77k and can run well on as little as 1MB. I work with suspended heaps in excess of 800k... it's nice to be able to make a suspension which is recallable at the double-click of a mouse. <similar ACL option exists, as well>. About the Classic, if you're a CS major, you probably don't want to be pinned to the Classic. Editing programs is something best done on a larger screen. Personally, I think increased screen size (in pixels, not inches) is *THE* best "bang for the buck" for program developers. oaappel: you have a VAX/network account: BUY A MODEM. Chez Scheme is on copper. There must be a common-lisp somewhere. ....Rich (rwyckoff@copper.ucs.indiana.edu)