Symbolics 1200XL

[Alexander Schreiber]

On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 01:48:19AM -0500, Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
> Chris Kennedy wrote:
> >>What is a Symbolics 1200XZL ... I got the feeling it is lisp from that
> >>name?
> >
> >It's a Lisp machine based on the single-chip Ivory VLSI implementation.
> > HP did the actual fab in 2, 1.5 and ultimately one micron CMOS.
> >
> >Figure at least twice as fast as a 3600 class machine and a lot smaller.
> >   Would decidedly be a fun toy to have.
> 
> I'm wondering how a machine like this would compare performance-wise to 
> a new design using a Symbolics-compatible LISP machine blown into a 
> top-end FPGA.  Would it easily fit?  Would it perform well?

There are people working on something like this:

http://vaxbusters.org/workshop/secd.xml

Regards,
       Alex.
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