VLISP-11 manual
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David Roberts@21:1/5 to
All on Wed Oct 11 13:13:38 2023
Hi,
I am looking for a manual for the DEC RT-11 version of VLISP-11.
No luck using the usual search engines I am afraid.
The plan is to develop an Eliza chatbot program for a museum to run as a demonstration with their PDP-11/34 computer. I have found plenty of sources for Eliza-like Lisp programs - but (true to form) none of them run on VLISP-11...
Before I go through the source MACRO-11 code and generate my own documentation - I was just wondering if anyone already had a copy?
I have found this text in the DECUS library:
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110617 VLISP-11 Version: March 1984
Submitted by: Paul Mennen, Palo Alto, CA
Operating System: RT-11 V4 or later, TSX-PLUS Source Language:
MACRO-11 Memory Required: 16KW to 30KW Keywords: Floating Point
Routines, LISP, Language Interpreters, Utilities - RT-11
Abstract: VLISP-11 is a complete LISP programming environment
which will run on any model PDP-11 or LSI-11. The VLISP
interpreter is written in MACRO assembly language and
implements 160 LISP functions including several I/O
functions providing access to the RT-11 file structure.
The rest of the package is written in VLISP and includes
a pretty-printer (with parenthesis matching and
commenting facilities), a save utility, a list oriented
editor, a debugger, a file transfer utility, and an
infinite precision floating point package. Additional
versions are included which utilize the EIS or EIS/FIS
instructions.
Documentation available in hardcopy only.
Media (Service Charge Code): User's Manual (EB), Three RX01 Diskettes
(KC) Format: RT-11, 600' Magnetic Tape (MA) Format: RT-11
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I am trying to find the "hardcopy only" documentation... Hopefully, someone has already got the hardcopy, or already scanned it.
Cheers,
Dave
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