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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 | 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. | ||
Revision as of 06:33, 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 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 software, Scheme, and CMU's Spice Lisp.
Descendants include Lisp Machine Lisp, NIL, Franz Lisp, Common Lisp, and Emacs Lisp.
