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From: df@SDF.LONESTAR.ORG (Daniel Finster)
Subject: Re: It's been some years... please update me..
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Organization: Miskatonic ICA - Dallas TX
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Date: Sat, 23 Dec 1995 14:28:23 GMT
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    From: Martin Mallinson  <mmallins@awinc.com>

    ... since 1992 my company has been developing C tools on the PC.

I'm sorry to hear that.

    1) I need to get off the aging Symbolics machine (yes it is still
    running 3 years later ..  no problems). We need to re-implement
    Schemtic entry system, simulator and prototype test software on
    LISP on PC.

Is getting a newer LispM out of the question?  You can pick up a
MacIvory 3 or an XL400 quite reasonably.  What equipment are you
running now, besides the 3620 you mention?
    
    So please, anyone out there who remembers the SMBX, what can I
    look at today as a possible substitute ON THE PC?

If you absolutely must downgrade to primitive technology, I hear
Symbolics CLOE (Common Lisp Operating Environment) is very good, and
it runs under Microsloth Windows even.  Call David Schmidt (a friendly
SMBX salesman) at 703-455-0430 for pricing and availablity
information.  *Note: SMBX is closed for the holidays.  They re-open
January 2nd.

The only other decent Lisp environment (that I know of anyways) for
toy computers is MCL for the Macintosh (and MAc would be less
stressful to use anyways (especially if you put a MacIvory in it =)).

    you will direct me to Allegro (I browsed their web page) and I am

I've heard good things and bad things about Palegro.  But I'm also
predjudiced because Franz Lisp used to be one of the slowest compilers
available (I don't know if they've changed), has only recently gone to
Common Lisp (they had their own warped dialect, sortof like MACLISP
without balls), and are rooted in BSD Eunuchs technology.  Yuck.
