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∂23-JAN-76  0632	HJS   via NBST	Book 
John, 

Thanks for your book.  I have been away for a long time.  I just 
returned from the SIGPLAN-SIGACT conference in Atlanta.  It was 
basically a LISP conference.  When you get a hold of the proceedings 
you will see that most of the papers dealt with LISP.  I talked to  
several people there and there was almost a uniform consensus 
(see how carefully I choose the people to talk to!) that the time has 
come for a simple and clean LISP - very much like what I  propose.  
The book looks very good.  It looks like I will only be able to 
teach my course next spring but I will try to push for fall.  
As you may have heard I was in California for a few days and at 
stanford for one night (and part of two  days).  I regret not having 
looked you up but there were certain affairs I had to take care of which
precluded my doing so.  

How is the LISP business going.  At the moment I dont have too much time 
for the small machine stuff but after the end of the term would be fine.  I am teaching the Knuth course and the same elementary programming 
course.  I am also trying to get a couple of papers out - such is 
the life in academia!  Keep in touch.  We can talk over the machine 
in the mornings.  So long.  

                                    Hanan,