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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 tutorial and example programs. | 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== | ==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. | * [[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). | : Twice a many primitives as v4.11 and heaps as big as 512k. First release with [[Common Lisp]] compatibility (not full). | ||
; Prerequisites | ; Prerequisites | ||
* PC or MS DOS 2.0 or higher | * PC or MS DOS 2.0 or higher | ||
* 128k of memory | |||
; Add-ons | ; Add-ons | ||
* muLISP Compiler v4.11 | * muLISP Compiler v4.11 | ||
* muLISP Compiler v5.1 | * muLISP Compiler v5.1 | ||
: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 | :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 | |||
: Sold by Microsoft as a standalone package or as an add-on to Microsoft LISP. | |||
==Licence and availability== | ==Licence and availability== | ||
Discontinued commercial software, retail price when new USD 250. | Discontinued commercial software, retail price when new USD 250. | ||
Revision as of 19:10, 7 April 2016
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 v5.1
- 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
- Sold by Microsoft as a standalone package or as an add-on to Microsoft LISP.
Licence and availability
Discontinued commercial software, retail price when new USD 250.