The Unix Haters' Handbook

[Liam Proven]

On 08/04/2008, Jochen Kunz <jkunz at unixag-kl.fh-kl.de> wrote:
> On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 03:56:14 +0100
>
> "Liam Proven" <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> > I know SQR(fsck all) about Lisp Machines, but in these days of
>  > high-powered PCs, would it be viable to create some form of
>  > implementation of the LispM OS on x86? Even if it required some kind
>  > of emulation layer underneath for content-addressable memory or
>  > whatever?
>
> http://labs.aezenix.com/lispm/index.php?title=VLM_On_Linux
>
>  VLM On Linux
>
>  This file gives some additional hints on running the Symbolics Virtual
>  Lisp Machine (VLM) port to Linux/x86_64 by Brad Parker.
>  [...]

Fascinating - thanks for that! I didn't know this had been done.

Shame it's not FOSS, though.

Also a shame that I don't own a 64-bit machine yet. ;¬)

[Makes mental note to self: bump Lisp up list of languages to try to learn]

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