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Subject: VMS LISPS
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Date: Sat, 22-Sep-84 14:48:59 EDT
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Posted: Sat Sep 22 14:48:59 1984
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From:  Gregory Parkinson 

We run Yale's T on VMS and like it a lot.  According to our benchmarks
it runs (on the average) a little faster than DEC's Common Lisp.  The
T compiler gets rid of tail recursion which speeds things up a bit, and
is about 40 times faster when dealing with labels.  Subjectively, working
with CL after working with T feels like driving a 76 Caddie Eldorado (power
windows, seats, brakes, steering, etc.) after getting used to a Honda CRX.
They both get you where you're going, but there's something about the
Honda that makes you feel like you're really driving......

                                          Greg Parkinson
                                          Cognitive Systems, inc.