Abstract of INFO-MAC archived Text file
   'dev/info/lisp-for-mac.txt'
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Date: Tue, 25 May 1993 20:31:04 -0400 
From: straz@cambridge.apple.com (Steve Strassmann)
Subject: reposting: lisp-for-mac.txt 

Here's some info for the info-mac archives, specifically
info about development in dynamic languages for the mac...

1) I recently explored around the Information/Development and
Development/Information folders on sumex. To my chagrin, the
entry for lisp I posted has somehow disappeared. I'm enclosing
another copy below in the hopes of correcting that.

2) It seems that MacGambit 2.0 (also described below)
has disappeared. It's available by anonymous ftp from 
trex.iro.umontreal.ca - would you be interested in snarfing
it to the info-mac archives?

3) The file smalltalk-for-mac.txt should be updated to 
include info about the very cool new smalltalk, SmalltalkAgents.
It's available from Quasar Knowledge Systems, Bethesda, MD
  QKS@applelink.apple.com
  phone 301-530-4853   (800-296-1339 toll-free in the US)
  fax   301-530-5712


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The purpose of this document is to answer the question: "Where can I 
get a Lisp [compiler/interpreter] for the Macintosh?"

There's a lot to choose from. You might enjoy exploring Scheme, a dialect of
Lisp popular in academia for its tiny size and expressive elegance.
Common Lisp is the industrial strength lisp just brimming over with features.

Among the freeware Lisps,  for beginners I'd recommend Gambit, since it
now comes with online help and is a rather decent environment. Serious hackers
shouldn't overlook SIOD, a complete Scheme that fits in under 60K!

For commercial development, you owe it to yourself to check out 
Macintosh Common Lisp (from Apple) and MacScheme (from Lightship).
Both are serious, professional-quality environments.

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Here's an edited Part 4 (of 6) of the LISP-FAQ, answering all 
sorts of wonderful Frequently Asked Questions about Lisp. Part 4 deals with
where to find Lisp implementations. Actually, these are only the portions of
Part 4 mentioning Macintosh implementations, the original document is much larger!!

The latest version of the LISP-FAQ is posted regularly to these newsgroups: 
comp.lang.lisp, comp.lang.scheme, news.answers.