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Is a Symbolics computer as good as Franz, Gold Hill, or Harlequin (Lispworks) Lisp (or whatever they are called now)?

April 26, 2017called Computer Franz gold good harlequin Hill LISP lispworks symbolics

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Is a Symbolics computer as good as Franz, Gold Hill, or Harlequin (Lispworks) Lisp (or whatever they are called now)?

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Symbolics hardware and software were considered the Rolls Royce of their day. I don’t want to get into an argument about which Lisp implementation is superior, but suffice it to say that if you are a Genera user you will annoy the hell out of some of Franz senior management.