perm filename HELP.MLI[1,3] blob sn#153142 filedate 1975-04-06 generic text, type T, neo UTF8
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MLISP HAS THE ABILITY TO SWITCH BETWEEN MLISP AND LISP NOTATION.  THE
DEFAULT NOTATION AT THE TOP LEVEL IS NOW MLISP. 

TO THE  LEFT OF THE INPUT PROMPT (*) IS  EITHER THE LETTER `M' OR THE
LETTER `L', DEPENDING ON WHICH NOTATION IS CURRENTLY SELECTED. 

WHEN THE  TOP LEVEL NOTATION  IS MLISP  (AS IT  IS INITIALLY),  INPUT
SHOULD BE MLISP EXPRESSIONS TERMINATED BY A SEMICOLON. 

WHEN THE  TOP LEVEL NOTATION IS  LISP, INPUT SHOULD BE  STANDARD LISP
S-EXPRESSIONS. 

TYPING `LISP;' WILL SWITCH FROM MLISP TO LISP NOTATION.
TYPING `MLISP' WILL SWITCH FROM LISP TO MLISP NOTATION.

EXAMPLE:	M* 3+2;
		5
		M* LISP;

		L* (PLUS 3 2)
		5
		L* MLISP

		M*

THE INPUT LINE IS EVALUATED WITH THE STANDARD LISP READ DEFINITION IN
EFFECT (NOT  THE MLISP DEFINITION), SO THINGS  LIKE `DSKIN' WILL WORK
AS EXPECTED."