Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!Maguire@COLUMBIA-20.ARPA From: Maguire@COLUMBIA-20.ARPA@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.ai Subject: Re: Portable and More Efficient Lisps Message-ID: <3458@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Sun, 31-Jul-83 02:45:51 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.3458 Posted: Sun Jul 31 02:45:51 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 28-Jul-83 13:47:42 EDT Lines: 18 From: Chip MaguireWhat I wish to generate is a discussion of what are the features of LISP@-[n] which provide a nice/efficient/(other standard virtues) environment for computer aided intellectual tasks (such as AI, CAD, etc.). For example, quite a lot of the work that I have been involved with recently required that from with a LISP environment that I generate line drawings to represent: data structures, binding environments for a multi-processor simulator, or even as a graphical syntax for programming. Thus, I would like to have 1) reasonable support (in terms of packages of routines) for textual labels and line drawings; and 2) this same package available irrespective of which machine I happen to be using at the time [within the limits of the hardware available]. What other examples of common utilities are emerging as "expected" `primitives'? Chip