Interlisp
<language> A dialect of {Lisp} developed in 1967 by {Bolt,
Beranek and Newman} (Cambridge, MA) as a descendant of
{BBN-Lisp}. It emphasises user interfaces. It is
currently[?] supported by {Xerox PARC}.
Interlisp was one of two main branches of LISP (the other
being {MACLISP}). In 1981 {Common LISP} was begun in an
effort to combine the best features of both. Interlisp
includes a Lisp programming environment. It is {dynamically
scoped}. LAMBDA functions evaluate their arguments, NLAMBDA
functions do not. Any function could be called with optional
arguments.
See also {AM}, {CLISP}, {Interlisp-10}, {Interlisp-D}.
["Interlisp Programming Manual", W. Teitelman, TR, Xerox Rec
Ctr 1975].
(2004-05-07)