Thinking Machines is pleased to announce that the latest *Lisp Simulator is
freely available. The *Lisp Simulator is a simulator for *Lisp, one of the
programming languages used to program the Connection Machine.
The *Lisp Simulator is available via anonymous ftp in the /public directory
of think.com. The file that can be ftp'ed is a Unix 'shar' file called
starsim-f18-sharfile
(where f18 may be replaced in the future by a higher release number)
The F18 version of the *Lisp Simulator is compatible with the latest *Lisp
software (version 6.0) for the Connection Machine hardware.
This sharfile provides the necessary sources and systems for the *Lisp
Simulator to run under Symbolics, Lucid, Allegro and Franz Common Lisps.
Porting the *Lisp Simulator to other Common Lisp's is generally a simple
matter.
Documentation for the *Lisp language is available at cost from Thinking
Machines Corporation. The *Lisp Reference Manual and the Dictionary
together are $100. Send either a check or a purchase order to:
Thinking Machines Corporation
245 First Street
Cambridge, MA 02142-1264
Attn: Katy Smith
People wishing to distribute the *Lisp Simulator should distribute it using
this sharfile and not from the sources provided on-site at Connection
Machine customer installations, since these sources do not provide all the
documentation, instructions and auxiliary files useful in installing the
*Lisp Simulator at a non Connection Machine site.
Thinking Machines will continue to provide support for the *Lisp Simulator
for Thinking Machine's Connection Machine customers. Thinking Machines is
under no obligation to provide support for other users of the *Lisp
Simulator, either in porting or using it.
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-- JP Massar, Thinking Machines Corporation, Cambridge, MA
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