MACLISP - Revision history

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2026-10-27T14:44:56Z

Avoid redir

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	'''MACLISP''' was an influential dialect of [[LISP]] from [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology\|MIT]]. Developed initially as the standalone ''[[PDP-6]] LISP'' at [[Project MAC]], then moved to [[Incompatible Timesharing System\|ITS]] and renamed ''MACLISP'' somewhere along the way. Later ported to [[TOPS-10]], [[WAITS]], [[TOPS-20]], and [[Multics]].		'''MACLISP''' was an influential dialect of [[LISP]] from [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology\|MIT]]. Developed initially as the standalone ''[[PDP-6]] LISP'' at [[Project MAC]], then moved to [[Incompatible Timesharing System\|ITS]] and renamed ''MACLISP'' somewhere along the way. Later ported to [[TOPS-10]], [[WAITS]], [[TOPS-20]], and [[Multics]].

	The MACLISP application [[~~Macsyma~~]] was so important to the research community a consortium was formed to buy a [[KL10]] to offer it as a service on the [[ARPANET]]. When the aging [[PDP-10]] hardware was falling behind, new MACLISP-compatible implementations were written and ~~Macsyma~~ was brought up on those.		The MACLISP application [[MACSYMA]] was so important to the research community that a consortium was formed to buy a [[KL10]] to offer it as a service on the [[ARPANET]]. When the aging [[PDP-10]] hardware was falling behind, new MACLISP-compatible implementations were written and MACSYMA was brought up on those.

	MACLISP was used to bootstrap other LISP dialects: the [[LISP machine\|Lisp Machine]] software, [[Scheme]], and CMU's Spice Lisp.		MACLISP was used to bootstrap other LISP dialects: the [[LISP machine\|Lisp Machine]] software, [[Scheme]], and CMU's Spice Lisp.

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2024-01-19T06:22:14Z

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	==External links==		==External links==

	* [https://github.com/PDP-6/ITS-138/blob/master/listings/LISP_97_sample.pdf Maclisp version 97 from ~~1967~~]		* [https://github.com/PDP-6/ITS-138/blob/master/listings/LISP_97_sample.pdf Maclisp version 97 from 1969]
	* [https://github.com/PDP-10/its-vault/blob/master/files/l/*lisp.154 Maclisp from 1981]		* [https://github.com/PDP-10/its-vault/blob/master/files/l/*lisp.154 Maclisp from 1981]

	[[Category: LISP Dialects‎]]		[[Category: LISP Dialects‎]]

Larsbrinkhoff: Waltz Lisp.

2024-01-19T06:22:03Z

Waltz Lisp.

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	MACLISP was used to bootstrap other LISP dialects: the [[LISP machine\|Lisp Machine]] software, [[Scheme]], and CMU's Spice Lisp.		MACLISP was used to bootstrap other LISP dialects: the [[LISP machine\|Lisp Machine]] software, [[Scheme]], and CMU's Spice Lisp.

	Descendants include Lisp Machine Lisp, [[New Implementation of LISP\|NIL]], Franz Lisp, [[Common Lisp]], ~~and~~ [[Emacs]] Lisp.		Descendants include Lisp Machine Lisp, [[New Implementation of LISP\|NIL]], Franz Lisp, [[Common Lisp]], [[Emacs]] Lisp, and Waltz Lisp by ProCode International.

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			==External links==

			* [https://github.com/PDP-6/ITS-138/blob/master/listings/LISP_97_sample.pdf Maclisp version 97 from 1967]
			* [https://github.com/PDP-10/its-vault/blob/master/files/l/*lisp.154 Maclisp from 1981]

	[[Category: LISP Dialects‎]]		[[Category: LISP Dialects‎]]

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2023-06-20T16:44:00Z

New cat

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	[[Category: ~~Languages]]~~		[[Category: LISP Dialects‎]]
	~~[[Category: Language Implementations~~]]

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2023-05-21T23:52:17Z

Canonicalize; +links, cat

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	~~Influential~~ dialect of [[LISP]]. Developed initially as the standalone ''[[PDP-6]] LISP'' at [[Project MAC]], then moved to [[ITS]] and renamed ''MACLISP'' somewhere along the way. Later ported to [[TOPS-10]], [[WAITS]], [[TOPS-20]], and [[Multics]].		'''MACLISP''' was an influential dialect of [[LISP]] from [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology\|MIT]]. Developed initially as the standalone ''[[PDP-6]] LISP'' at [[Project MAC]], then moved to [[Incompatible Timesharing System\|ITS]] and renamed ''MACLISP'' somewhere along the way. Later ported to [[TOPS-10]], [[WAITS]], [[TOPS-20]], and [[Multics]].

	The MACLISP application [[Macsyma]] was so important to the research community a consortium was formed to buy a [[KL10]] to offer it as a service on the [[ARPANET]]. When the aging [[PDP-10]] hardware was falling behind, new MACLISP-compatible implementations were written and Macsyma was brought up on those.		The MACLISP application [[Macsyma]] was so important to the research community a consortium was formed to buy a [[KL10]] to offer it as a service on the [[ARPANET]]. When the aging [[PDP-10]] hardware was falling behind, new MACLISP-compatible implementations were written and Macsyma was brought up on those.
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	Descendants include Lisp Machine Lisp, [[New Implementation of LISP\|NIL]], Franz Lisp, [[Common Lisp]], and [[Emacs]] Lisp.		Descendants include Lisp Machine Lisp, [[New Implementation of LISP\|NIL]], Franz Lisp, [[Common Lisp]], and [[Emacs]] Lisp.

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	~~{{stub}}~~
			[[Category: Languages]]
			[[Category: Language Implementations]]

Larsbrinkhoff: Macsyma service on Arpanet.

2023-03-22T06:33:26Z

Macsyma service on Arpanet.

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	Influential dialect of [[LISP]]. Developed initially as the standalone ''[[PDP-6]] LISP'' at [[Project MAC]], then moved to [[ITS]] and renamed ''MACLISP'' somewhere along the way. Later ported to [[TOPS-10]], [[WAITS]], [[TOPS-20]], and [[Multics]].		Influential dialect of [[LISP]]. Developed initially as the standalone ''[[PDP-6]] LISP'' at [[Project MAC]], then moved to [[ITS]] and renamed ''MACLISP'' somewhere along the way. Later ported to [[TOPS-10]], [[WAITS]], [[TOPS-20]], and [[Multics]].

	The MACLISP application [[Macsyma]] was so important a consortium was formed to buy a [[KL10]] to ~~run~~ it. When the aging [[PDP-10]] hardware was falling behind, new MACLISP-compatible implementations were written and Macsyma was brought up on those.		The MACLISP application [[Macsyma]] was so important to the research community a consortium was formed to buy a [[KL10]] to offer it as a service on the [[ARPANET]]. When the aging [[PDP-10]] hardware was falling behind, new MACLISP-compatible implementations were written and Macsyma was brought up on those.

	MACLISP was used to bootstrap other LISP dialects: the [[LISP machine\|Lisp Machine]] software, [[Scheme]], and CMU's Spice Lisp.		MACLISP was used to bootstrap other LISP dialects: the [[LISP machine\|Lisp Machine]] software, [[Scheme]], and CMU's Spice Lisp.

Larsbrinkhoff: Sprinkle some link dust. Mention dialects bootstrapped from MACLISP.

2023-03-22T06:31:24Z

Sprinkle some link dust. Mention dialects bootstrapped from MACLISP.

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	Influential dialect of [[LISP]]. Developed initially as the standalone ''[[PDP-6]] LISP'' at Project MAC, then moved to [[ITS]] and renamed ''MACLISP'' somewhere along the way. Later ported to [[TOPS-10]], [[WAITS]], [[TOPS-20]], and [[Multics]].		Influential dialect of [[LISP]]. Developed initially as the standalone ''[[PDP-6]] LISP'' at [[Project MAC]], then moved to [[ITS]] and renamed ''MACLISP'' somewhere along the way. Later ported to [[TOPS-10]], [[WAITS]], [[TOPS-20]], and [[Multics]].

	The MACLISP application [[Macsyma]] was so important a consortium was formed to buy a [[KL10]] to run it. When the aging [[PDP-10]] hardware was falling behind, new MACLISP-compatible implementations were written and Macsyma was brought up on those.		The MACLISP application [[Macsyma]] was so important a consortium was formed to buy a [[KL10]] to run it. When the aging [[PDP-10]] hardware was falling behind, new MACLISP-compatible implementations were written and Macsyma was brought up on those.

	Descendants include Lisp Machine Lisp, NIL, Franz Lisp, Common Lisp, and [[Emacs]] Lisp.		MACLISP was used to bootstrap other LISP dialects: the [[LISP machine\|Lisp Machine]] software, [[Scheme]], and CMU's Spice Lisp.

			Descendants include Lisp Machine Lisp, [[New Implementation of LISP\|NIL]], Franz Lisp, [[Common Lisp]], and [[Emacs]] Lisp.

	[[Category:Languages]]		[[Category:Languages]]
	{{stub}}		{{stub}}

Larsbrinkhoff: Something about the importance of Macsyma.

2021-08-25T10:34:34Z

Something about the importance of Macsyma.

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	Influential dialect of [[LISP]]. Developed initially as the standalone ''[[PDP-6]] LISP'' at Project MAC, then moved to [[ITS]] and renamed ''MACLISP'' somewhere along the way. Later ported to [[TOPS-10]], [[WAITS]], [[TOPS-20]], and [[Multics]].		Influential dialect of [[LISP]]. Developed initially as the standalone ''[[PDP-6]] LISP'' at Project MAC, then moved to [[ITS]] and renamed ''MACLISP'' somewhere along the way. Later ported to [[TOPS-10]], [[WAITS]], [[TOPS-20]], and [[Multics]].

			The MACLISP application [[Macsyma]] was so important a consortium was formed to buy a [[KL10]] to run it. When the aging [[PDP-10]] hardware was falling behind, new MACLISP-compatible implementations were written and Macsyma was brought up on those.

	Descendants include Lisp Machine Lisp, NIL, Franz Lisp, Common Lisp, and [[Emacs]] Lisp.		Descendants include Lisp Machine Lisp, NIL, Franz Lisp, Common Lisp, and [[Emacs]] Lisp.

Larsbrinkhoff: NIL, Franz Lisp.

2021-08-25T10:32:59Z

NIL, Franz Lisp.

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	Influential dialect of [[LISP]]. Developed initially as the standalone ''[[PDP-6]] LISP'' at Project MAC, then moved to [[ITS]] and renamed ''MACLISP'' somewhere along the way. Later ported to [[TOPS-10]], [[WAITS]], [[TOPS-20]], and [[Multics]].		Influential dialect of [[LISP]]. Developed initially as the standalone ''[[PDP-6]] LISP'' at Project MAC, then moved to [[ITS]] and renamed ''MACLISP'' somewhere along the way. Later ported to [[TOPS-10]], [[WAITS]], [[TOPS-20]], and [[Multics]].

	Descendants include Lisp Machine Lisp, Common Lisp, and [[Emacs]] Lisp.		Descendants include Lisp Machine Lisp, NIL, Franz Lisp, Common Lisp, and [[Emacs]] Lisp.

	[[Category:Languages]]		[[Category:Languages]]
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Larsbrinkhoff: From PDP-6 LISP.

2021-08-25T10:28:26Z

From PDP-6 LISP.

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	Influential dialect of ~~Lisp~~. Developed ~~at Project MAC,~~ initially ~~for~~ the [[PDP-6]] ~~and [[PDP-10]]s running~~ [[ITS]]. Later ported to [[TOPS-10]], [[WAITS]], [[TOPS-20]], and [[Multics]].		Influential dialect of [[LISP]]. Developed initially as the standalone ''[[PDP-6]] LISP'' at Project MAC, then moved to [[ITS]] and renamed ''MACLISP'' somewhere along the way. Later ported to [[TOPS-10]], [[WAITS]], [[TOPS-20]], and [[Multics]].

	Descendants include Lisp Machine Lisp, Common Lisp, and [[Emacs]] Lisp.		Descendants include Lisp Machine Lisp, Common Lisp, and [[Emacs]] Lisp.