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From: gxm@raybed2.UUCP (GERARD MAYER)
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Subject: Re: Responses to: "LISP" by Winston & Horn: is the 2nd Edition better?
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Date: Mon, 3-Jun-85 09:50:55 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun  3 09:50:55 1985
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Having originally learned LISP using Winston's AI (first edition) and the Franz
LISP manual (BSD 4.1, Opus 33b); and having read most other LISP books including
Charniak's et. al., Abelson & Sussman's, Winston's LISP books, and Steele's, I
think LISPcraft by Robert Wilensky, W. W. Norton & Co, 1984 is clearly the best.
It is explict, gives a good overview, meaningful examples, and mentions when
other dialect's of LISP may do things differently. LISPcraft is based on Franz
LISP, and since Franz is probably the most widly used LISP it is a good choice
to get started.
						Gerard Mayer
						Raytheon Research Division

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