Thank you for the precisions and Picolisp, it is a very nice system. On Fri, May 7, 2021, 12:11 AM Alexander Burger <a...@software-lab.de> wrote:
> Hi Daniel, > > > In that case, what is the status of Picolisp 32-bit? > > I read in the doc in many places "64-bit version only". Is Picolisp > 32-bit > > deprecated? > > All PicoLisp versions except pil21 (e.g. pil32, pil64, miniPicoLisp, > ErsatzLisp, > PilMCU and PilOS) are still around, but I don't actively maintain them any > more. > > > > If so, it creates a cognitive dissonance in my mind. A system > > created to be small and fast runs only on 64-bit? > > I believe this is no contradiction. The system is still small and fast, > just the > pointer size is 64 instead of 32 bits. > > The trend is towards 64 bits, in servers, desktops, notebooks, smartphones > and > even single-board computers (RasPi). Only small embedded systems remain, > and > there just miniPicoLisp makes sense. > > BTW, the "pico" in the name never meant the system size (you can build > large > applications with PicoLisp), but the small number of basic concepts. > > ☺/ A!ex > > -- > UNSUBSCRIBE: mailto:picolisp@software-lab.de?subject=Unsubscribe >
