“Lisp Machine software is very refreshing. … When using it, you feel like you've discovered a lost world of forgotten wisdom: …”
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“… integrated system without address space barriers … applications exchange objects and interact with function calls …”
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“… one programmable user interface consistently spans the whole system … documentation is directly accessible from one contextual click …”
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“… ignored, forgotten and/or corrupted by other computer makers.” — Faré http://fare.tunes.org/LispM.html
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@fare Does http://fare.tunes.org/articles/ll99/mpfas.html … still reflect your current thoughts?1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes -
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Yes it does, though I haven't re-read it recently, so I won't vouch for every detail.
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In this passage, I don't by any means claim that Lisp Machines were perfect, or fit for today, but that something great was lost with them.
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Yes, that is how I understood it, and what I think, as well. I’m hoping to rediscover some of those forgotten ideas soon.
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