MacLisp


MacLisp

(language)A dialect of Lisp developed at MIT AI Lab in1966, known for its efficiency and programming facilities.MacLisp was later used by Project MAC, Mathlab andMacsyma. It ran on the PDP-10. It introduced the LEXPR(a function with variable arity), macros, arrays, andCATCH/THROW.

MacLisp was one of two main branches of LISP (the other beingInterlisp). In 1981 Common LISP was begun in an effort tocombine the best features of both.

["MACLISP Reference Manual", D.A. Moon, TR Project MAC, MIT 1974].