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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. | |||
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Revision as of 06:31, 22 March 2023
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.
MACLISP was used to bootstrap other LISP dialects: the Lisp Machine software, Scheme, and CMU's Spice Lisp.
Descendants include Lisp Machine Lisp, NIL, Franz Lisp, Common Lisp, and Emacs Lisp.
