> [GP lisper] (in response to Patrick Rutkowski) > CMUCL has never run on anything but *nix, and millions before > you have dealt with it.
To put the point a bit less adversarially: Lisp is not a program you call from the shell; it _is_ a shell, just one with a different abstract machine from Unix. That's why some implementations (not CMUCL) are so lackadaisical about starting up: they don't expect you to leave anytime soon. Lisp actually predates Unix. Which doesn't necessarily excuse changing the meaning of ^C. But it might be worth checking out an alternative lifestyle on its own terms before dismissing it. -- Drew McDermott Yale University Computer Science Department
