Microsoft LISP

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.

Versions

• 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.

• 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

Discontinued commercial software, retail price when new USD 250.

Developer & publisher

• Soft Warehouse
• Microsoft