LISP Machine Progress Report

This informal paper introduces the LISP Machine, describes the goals and current status of the project, and explicates some of the key ideas. It covers the LISP machine implementation, LISP as a system language, input/output, representation of data, representation of programs, control structu...

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Main Authors: Bawden, Alan, Greenblatt, Richard, Holloway, Jack, Knight, Thomas, Moon, David, Weinreb, Daniel
Language:en_US
Published: 2004
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/5751
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Summary:This informal paper introduces the LISP Machine, describes the goals and current status of the project, and explicates some of the key ideas. It covers the LISP machine implementation, LISP as a system language, input/output, representation of data, representation of programs, control structures, storage organization, garbage collection, the editor, and the current status of the work.