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Subject: Pournelle and Languages
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Date: Sat, 20-Aug-83 11:05:00 EDT
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system costing
under $2000. Sure, you'll never get a fullblown LISP up on a Z80, but
the Z80 is 5(?) year old technology. Given time, I could almost certainly
get it up on a 68010 (actually saw one last week!) with a Winchester and
a virtual address space. That technology will only run you $7000 or so
this second!

Personally, I don't think LISP would make a good micro development
language for other reasons, but I certainly relish the idea of a
low-cost AI and expert system development package.

In fact, the interface to DJ Info Service using natural language which
was recently announced in InfoWorld running on the TI-PC was developed
in LISP at TI-CSL on one of their LISP machines, then ported. Would it
also surprise you to know that Logo Computer Systems Incorporated (LCSI)
uses three LISP machines to develop the different version of LOGO they
market for home computers.

I think you may see real LISP systems available sooner than you think.

					James Turner
					Hardware/Software Engineer
					Lisp Machine, Inc.