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What machine was the first lisp implemented on? Surely it was a micro/pico classed system by today's standards?


Not sure, all modern Lisp implementations require more RAM than I had available.

The closest I've found was things like Lisp implementations for 8-bit microcomputers of the 80s, eg. http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0008718 (Lisp in a ZX Spectrum 48K).


According to Wikipedia, the first LISP was implemented on an IBM 704, however that compares to your small system.




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