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From: smh@mit-eddie.UUCP (Steven M. Haflich)
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Subject: Re: Logo Versions? - (nf)
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Date: Wed, 21-Dec-83 13:43:59 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 21 13:43:59 1983
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	Logo is mostly LISP, with a different syntax and some
	(relatively minor) extensions. The things you picked on are due
	to the change in syntax. Many people (me among them) view this
	change as a definite mistake.  I think the idea behind the
	change was that `infix is more natural.' As far as I know,
	nobody has actually done a study of this. If someone knows of
	such studies, I'd like to hear about it.

I don't know of any real studies, but how can one forget the
"Calculator Wars" between HP (Polish) and TI (infix) in the 70's?
I suspect most of the "research" [?] "published" [in ads] was done by
the respective organizations' marketing departments :-).

Steve Haflich