perm filename HELP.MLI[1,3]1 blob sn#129434 filedate 1974-11-11 generic text, type T, neo UTF8
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MLISP HAS THE  ABILITY TO SWITCH  BETWEEN MLISP AND LISP  TOP LEVELS.
THE DEFAULT TOP LEVEL MODE HAS NOW BEEN CHANGED TO MLISP. 

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

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

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

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

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."