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A [[LISP]] interpreter for [[DOS]] marketed by the [[Microsoft]] Corporation in the 1980's, it is actually a licensed version of [[muLISP]] that omits the compiler but is otherwise mostly identical. In addition to the interpreter the system comes with and editor, a symbolic debugger, a collection of libraries, a tutorial and example programs. Prior to the release of "Microsoft LISP", Microsoft had been the exclusive distributor of muLISP.
a licensed version of [[muLISP]] that omits the compiler


==Versions==
==Versions==
* [[Microsoft LISP]] v4.11
* [[Microsoft LISP]] v4.11
: Last update in the 4.x branch. There is no Microsoft version of 5.0, that was a muLISP only release.
: Last update in the 4.x branch. There is no Microsoft version of 5.0, that was a muLISP only release.
* [[Microsoft LISP]] v5.1 (1986-02)
* [[Microsoft LISP]] v5.10 (1986-01-06)
: Twice a many primitives as v4.11 and heaps as big as 512k. First release with [[Common Lisp]] compatibility (not full).
; Prerequisites
* PC or MS DOS 2.0 or higher
* 128k of memory
; Add-ons
* muLISP Compiler v4.11
* muLISP Compiler v5.10
:Normally only sold as a part of the muLISP package, but offered as an add on to Microsoft LISP owners for USD 149 in 1986 by [[Soft Warehouse]].
*muMATH - Symbolic mathematics package
: Sold by Microsoft as a standalone package or as an add-on to Microsoft LISP.
*muSIMP - Algol like language
: An [[Algol]] like programming language that ran on top of Microsoft LISP.


==Licence and availability==
==Licence and availability==
Discontinued commercial software
Discontinued commercial software, retail price when new USD 250.


==Developer & publisher==
==Developer & publisher==

Latest revision as of 05:14, 6 February 2017

A LISP interpreter for DOS marketed by the Microsoft Corporation in the 1980's, it is actually a licensed version of muLISP that omits the compiler but is otherwise mostly identical. In addition to the interpreter the system comes with and editor, a symbolic debugger, a collection of libraries, a tutorial and example programs. Prior to the release of "Microsoft LISP", Microsoft had been the exclusive distributor of muLISP.

Versions

Last update in the 4.x branch. There is no Microsoft version of 5.0, that was a muLISP only release.
Twice a many primitives as v4.11 and heaps as big as 512k. First release with Common Lisp compatibility (not full).
Prerequisites
  • PC or MS DOS 2.0 or higher
  • 128k of memory
Add-ons
  • muLISP Compiler v4.11
  • muLISP Compiler v5.10
Normally only sold as a part of the muLISP package, but offered as an add on to Microsoft LISP owners for USD 149 in 1986 by Soft Warehouse.
  • muMATH - Symbolic mathematics package
Sold by Microsoft as a standalone package or as an add-on to Microsoft LISP.
  • muSIMP - Algol like language
An Algol like programming language that ran on top of Microsoft LISP.

Licence and availability

Discontinued commercial software, retail price when new USD 250.

Developer & publisher