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From: arbaugh@hqda-ai.UUCP (Bill Arbaugh)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Beginning Mac Programming - yet again!
Message-ID: <1034@hqda-ai.UUCP>
Date: 12 Mar 88 18:02:02 GMT
References: <3566@super.upenn.edu>
Organization: Army AI Center, Pentagon
Lines: 33
Summary: Standalone applications in Lisp

In article <3566@super.upenn.edu>, frank@linc.cis.upenn.edu (Bob Frank) writes:
> We have had lots of discussion about Pascal and C, but none 
> about what is available for symbolic processing, 
> particularly in LISP.  I would really like something that
> could produce stand alone code.

I have worked with two different Lisp systems on the MacII.  The
first is Expertelligence Common Lisp.  It is not a full
implementation of Common Lisp, and the editor is the plain Mac
editor which some people like.  Personally, I prefer an EMACS like
editor.  It does however allow you to create standalone
applications.  It also has a rather nice interface builder, alas
you pay more for it, that allows you to build a resource for you
application.  
     The second system I have used is Allegro Common Lisp
from Coral.  This is a complete implementation of Common Lisp.  It
supports the Common Lisp Object System and maybe X windows now
(I'm checking into that).  The editor is an EMACS like editor.
The only bad thing I can say about Coral is that you can not
create standalone applications.  There are ways, kludges,
that you can use to make it look like a standalone though.  If
there is any interest I can post the info.  






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