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From: tg@gt-cmmsr.GATECH.EDU (T. Govindaraj)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Need advice on Coral Lisp and Smalltalk
Message-ID: <31805@gt-cmmsr.GATECH.EDU>
Date: Sat, 17-Oct-87 18:32:25 EDT
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Posted: Sat Oct 17 18:32:25 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 18-Oct-87 22:44:24 EDT
Organization: Center for Man-Machine Systems Research - Ga Tech
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Keywords: Coral Lisp, Smalltalk80, Mac II

I would like some help on configuring a Mac II. I am likely to get
a subsidy towards purchase of a Mac II and I would like to use this
opportunity to get a nice Mac II.

I plan to use Lisp and Smalltalk80 (from Parc Place Systems), in
addition to word processing etc. I would appreciate any comments
on Coral Lisp. (I have heard from a usually realiable and very
knowledgeable source, i.e., a friend who knows what he is talking
about, most of the time.) Therefore I have decided to buy Coral
Lisp. But, before I buy I would appreciate any advice and comments,
both pro and con, when there is still time.

Should I get Coral Lisp or Allegro Common Lisp? (My lisp experience
is with Franz Lisp and Interlisp-D.) Should I get extra memory, more
than the 1 MByte that is standard? (2 MByte/$450.00) Do I need extra
memory or is it for better performance?

What are the memory requirements for Smalltalk80? Am I better off
with more memory?

I do plan to get A/UX (and a hard disk) when they A/UX becomes available.
So I can't affor to spend all my money now! (Currently I plan to buy
the basic CPU, an extra internal floppy drive, extended keyboard, and
color stuff. I plan to buy MacWrite ($59))

Please reply via e-mail since I will be out-of-town for a couple of days
and this newsgroup gets many many messages before I return. Thanks.

govind

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T. Govindaraj

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