Implementation Summaries

Name:  Franz Lisp

Standard:  derived from Maclisp. Many extensions are Common Lisp compatibility features.

Features:

Dynamically-Scoped Interpreter
Compiler
Foreign Function Interface
Garbage Collector
20 Distinct Data Types
Franz Inc. Flavors Object Oriented System (compatible with Symbolics Flavors)
Common Lisp Packages
Common Lisp Multiple-Value-Returns
Common Lisp HashTables
Trace package
Top Level Listener with Debugging Aids including a Stepper, a Backtracer, and
    a History Mechanism.
Cross Reference Facility
User Delinable Fexpr Special Forms
Keyword arguments
Non-Local goto's
I/O functions
Ability to start off in a small amount of memory, and to automatically grow
    as the application needs more memory resources. Several major AI tools
    have been written using Franz Lisp including macsyma, ops5, pearl,
    and UC (Unix Consultant)

Version:   Opus 43.1

Support:   Fully supported by Franz Inc. The lisp source is included in the distribution
    as is most of the source to the lisp library. Franz Inc. also distributes source
    to unsupported contributed software Hardware/ Software SUN (2 and 3),
    VAX VMS, VAX ULTRIX, Amdahl UTS, IBM (370 PCM running UTS),
    Berkeley Unix VAX, AT&T System 5 Unix VAX, Masscomp, Harris, Celerity,
    AT&T 3B2, 3B5, 3B15, 3B20, AT&T Unix PC (3B1), Silicon Graphics,
    Apollo, NCR Tower, Tektronix 4400 series. In addition, Franz Lisp will be on
    the Cray 1 and XMP running under CTSS and UNICOS.

Hardware/Software:   SUN (2 and 3), VAX VMS, VAX ULTRIX, Amdahl UTS,
    IBM (370 PCM running UTS), Berkeley Unix VAX, AT&T System 5 Unix VAX,
    Masscomp, Harris, Celerity, AT&T 3B2, 3B5, 3B15, 3B20, AT&T Unix PC (3B1),
    Silicon Graphics, Apollo, NCR Tower, Tektronix 4400 series. In addition,
    Franz Lisp will be on the Cray 1 and XMP running under CTSS and UNICOS.

Contact:   Franz Inc., 1141 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA 94501, (415) 769-5656,
    ...!ucbvax!franz!info, info%franz.uucp@Berkeley.EDU