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␈¬¬␈↓ ¬+L␈¬↓ISP ␈¬¬USERS␈¬↓␈↓ ↓H
␈¬↓␈↓ ¬MNewsletter Number 1␈↓ ↓H
␈¬↓␈↓ ε↓April 3, 1979␈↓ ↓H
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␈↓ ↓HThis␈α∩newsletter␈α∩announces␈α∩the␈α∩beginning␈α∩of␈α∩a␈α∩loose␈α∩organization␈α∩(no␈α∩pun␈α∩intended)␈α∩to␈α∩spread␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hinformation␈αabout␈αapplications,␈αimplementations,␈αand␈αgeneral␈αinformation␈α
on␈α
LISP-like␈α
languages.␈α
It␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hwill␈α∩pay␈α∩particular␈α∩attention␈α∩to␈α⊃those␈α⊃LISP-ish␈α⊃things␈α⊃which␈α⊃are␈α⊃within␈α⊃the␈α⊃realm␈α⊃of␈α⊃currently␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Havailable␈α
micro-processor␈α
systems.␈↓ ↓H
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␈↓ ↓HThough␈α∞LISP␈α∞is␈α
now␈α
considered␈α
in␈α
the␈α
province␈α
of␈α
mainframe␈α
computation,␈α
remember␈α
that␈α
LISP␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hwas␈α
first␈α
implemented␈α
on␈α
an␈α
IBM704,␈α
and␈α
until␈α
the␈α
mid␈α
'60s␈α
this␈α
LISP␈αwas␈αthe␈αmain␈αAI␈αresearch␈↓ ↓H
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feasible␈α
within␈α
the␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hcurrent␈αconstraints.␈αSeveral␈αsmall␈αLISP␈αsystems␈αare␈αeither␈αavailable␈αor␈αbeing␈αplanned.␈αOne␈αpurpose␈↓ ↓H
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this␈α
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is␈α
to␈α
spread␈α
the␈α
word␈α
on␈α
LISP␈α
implementations.␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
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itself␈α
have␈α
much␈α
to␈α
offer␈α
the␈α
budding␈α
computer␈α
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computation␈α
should␈α
also␈α
be␈α
exposed.␈α
LISP␈α
is␈α
an␈α
excellent␈α
pedagogical␈↓ ↓H
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develop␈α
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unique␈α
perspective␈α
on␈α
computation␈α
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a␈α
real␈α
discipline,␈α
worthy␈α
of␈α
study␈α
and␈α
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list␈α
of␈α
prospective␈α
interested-ees.␈α
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you␈α
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background;␈α
interest␈α
in,␈α
and␈α
knowledge␈α
of␈α
LISP;␈↓ ↓H
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mass␈α
storage).␈α
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know␈α
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other␈↓ ↓H
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pass␈α
the␈α
word.␈↓ ↓H
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LUSER's␈α
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might␈α
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LUSER␈α
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Yours sincerely,␈↓ εW
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John R. Allen␈↓ εW
18215 Bayview Dr.␈↓ εW
Los Gatos Ca, 95030␈↓ εW
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