Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!houxm!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!sri-unix!Parkinson@YALE.ARPA From: Parkinson@YALE.ARPA Newsgroups: net.ai Subject: VMS LISPS Message-ID: <12299@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Sat, 22-Sep-84 14:48:59 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.12299 Posted: Sat Sep 22 14:48:59 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 26-Sep-84 06:21:48 EDT Lines: 13 From: Gregory ParkinsonWe 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.