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SymbolicsTalk28June2012

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What it is

Kalman Reti, one of the last Symbolics developers, gives a roughly hour-long talk on Symbolics Lisp machines. It covers the machines and their environment from an insider's perspective.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it to anyone curious about Lisp machines, since it comes from someone who worked at Symbolics.

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What HN commenters said

  1. “If you are into Lisp Machines, this talk on Symbolics by Kalman Reti (who worked there) is worth watching (1h)”

    One-hour talk on Symbolics by a former employee

    rml, 2021-04 · Recommendation · in “What have we lost? [video]”

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Topics: symbolics, lisp, kalman reti, ivory chip, computing history

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