Lisp Machines, Inc.
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Lisp Machines, Inc. was a pioneering computer company that developed and sold specialized workstations optimized for the Lisp programming language during the 1980s AI boom.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MIT Lisp Machine | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
computer company
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technology company ⓘ |
| activityPeriod | 1980s AI boom ⓘ |
| associatedCommunity |
AI research community
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Lisp community ⓘ |
| associatedField |
knowledge-based systems
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symbolic artificial intelligence ⓘ |
| businessModel | sale of specialized Lisp workstations ⓘ |
| competitor |
Symbolics
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Texas Instruments Lisp machines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| declineReason |
competition from cheaper general-purpose workstations
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shift away from specialized AI hardware ⓘ |
| designGoal |
optimize performance of Lisp programs
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support interactive AI development ⓘ |
| era | 1980s ⓘ |
| focus |
Lisp programming language
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Lisp workstations ⓘ |
| hardwareCategory |
high-end engineering workstation
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single-user workstation ⓘ |
| historicalContext | part of specialized AI hardware wave before general-purpose workstations dominated ⓘ |
| industry |
artificial intelligence
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computer hardware ⓘ computer software ⓘ |
| legacy |
historical example of language-specific hardware
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influence on later Lisp implementations and environments ⓘ |
| market |
advanced software development
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artificial intelligence research ⓘ symbolic AI applications ⓘ universities and research labs ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering commercial Lisp workstations
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role in early AI hardware industry ⓘ |
| notableProduct |
LMI Explorer
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LMI Lambda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | LMI System software for Lisp machines ⓘ |
| productType |
Lisp machine
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workstation ⓘ |
| programmingLanguageSupported |
Common Lisp
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Lisp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForNotability |
early commercial exploitation of Lisp machines
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participation in the 1980s AI boom hardware market ⓘ |
| softwareFeature |
graphical window system for Lisp machines
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integrated Lisp development environment ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| technology |
hardware optimized for Lisp execution
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high-level language-oriented architecture ⓘ microcoded support for Lisp ⓘ |
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