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Re:Architecture of Lisp Machines (2008) [pdf] by eschaton on Friday July 02, 2021 @07:04PM (#27717936)
The owner of the Symbolics IP is an unbelievable idiot for not making sure the modern emulator is distributed far and wide, with source, so people can experiment with and enhance it. That’s the only value it holds today but they seem determined to squander it by not putting it out.
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Re:Architecture of Lisp Machines (2008) [pdf] by lispm on Friday July 02, 2021 @07:49PM (#27718197)
I'm out
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Re:Architecture of Lisp Machines (2008) [pdf] by eschaton on Friday July 02, 2021 @08:35PM (#27718397)
Why’s that? You support keeping everything related to Symbolics locked up and hidden from the public? It’s 30 years old, it has no actual value besides research.
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Re:Architecture of Lisp Machines (2008) [pdf] by p_l on Friday July 02, 2021 @11:31PM (#27719148)
There are people who work on preserving and making sure it can become available one day.

They will also give you that answer, for various reasons.

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Re:Architecture of Lisp Machines (2008) [pdf] by smackeyacky on Friday July 02, 2021 @07:14PM (#27718004)
That would let too many people into the Lisp priesthood, can't have that kind of shenanigans going on.
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