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∂04-JUN-73  1353		1,JMJ
 BRUCE,
 NIX ON THE LAP FILES. THE LAP CODE IS **NOT** THE SAME
 AS THE LISP CODE. IT HAS BEEN TUNED A BIT.
 THE LP CODE IS U`JUST TO BOOTSTARP IT IN. I PLAN ON LEABVING
 JUNE 17 OR 18. I WILL BE BACK IN EITHER SIX OR EIGHT WEEKS
 (DEPNDING ON HOW LONG I CAN STAND IT). ODDS ARE THAT I WILL
 STOP IN P'ALTO FOR A COUPPLE OF WEEKS WHEN I RETURN(WILL 
 CERTAILNLY BE THERE FOR THE CONFERENCE). 
 WOULD BE INTERESTED (ALWAYS LIKE $).
 JEFF
 
∂04-JUN-73  0015		1,JMJ
 BRUCE.
 REMOB.LSP IS A FILE CONSISTING OF ALL OF THE NOCALL FUNCTIONS.
 WHEN YOU READ IN THE INITIALIZTION FILES, ALL OF THE STUFF THAT IS
 NOCALL IS REMOBED AND PUT OUT ON A FILE (REMOB.LSP). THIS IS
 ESSENTIALLY A SYMBOL TABLE FOR THE USER WHO WANTS TO GET AT THOSE FUNCTIONS
 (PARTICULARLY SOME OF THE  MORE OBSCURE EDITOR FUNCTIONS).
 THESE ARE ALL LOADED INTO THE HI-SEG. WE NORMALLY KEEP IT
 ON THE SYSTEM, BUT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, I AM
 ABOUT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS EVER USED IT. 
  SCAN.MAC IS THE LISP SCANNER. YOU GUYS WROTE IT, AND I
 DON'T KNOW JACK SHIT ABOUT IT. IT'S NEVER BEEN USED, TO MY KNOWLEDGE.
  RE. AUGLSP. WARNING!! I MAY DO IT BEFOE I SPLIT. (I WILL FIGHT RUSTY ABOUT
 IT MANANA). I THINK IT IS A GOOD IDEA, PARTICULARLY SINCE
 YOU PEOPLE SEEM TO BE CONVERTING RATHER RAPIDLY.
 JEFF
 P.S. IF I DO MAKE THE CHANGE BEFORE I LEAVE, IT WILL BE AN ASSEMBLY
 SWITCH, OF COURSE.
 
∂02-JUN-73  1730		1,JMJ
 BRUCE,
 I WOULD APPRECIAT YOUR READING AUGLSP.DOC ON MY ACCOUNT. I
      THINK THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO BRING A BIT OF COMPATABILITY BACK
      INTO LISP. CONVERTING STANFORD LISP PROGRAMS(AND UCILSP) TOO
    TO BBN IS GENERALLY NO TROUBLE (MOST PROGRAMS WILL RUN STRAIGHT OFF
     AND OF COURSE THE SAME IS TRUE FOR UCILSP, ONLY MORE SO).
     I THNK THAT YOU CAN SEE THE REASONS FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGES IN
     THAT DIRECTION. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS SUBJECT,
    PARTICULARLY AS I WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO FIGHT RUSTY OVER IT.
 JEFF
 
∂06-JUN-73  1658		P,JRA AT TTY55 
 BEWARE!!! UCILISP IS NOT PURE SOMEONE IS SCREWING UP READ
 PERHAPS PROBLEM WILL GO AWAY WHEN MJC GETS PROTECTION ON.
 
∂06-JUN-73  1423		1,JMJ
 BRUCE,
 RE: COMMENTS(IN ORDER)
 
 1. GCTIME: MAYBE
 
 2. INPUT: COULD DO THAT. HOWEVER, MIGHT NOT SELECTIVE EVALUATION
 ALA SETQ BE BETTER? (PROBABLY NOT.. SOMEONE WILL COMPLAIN ABOUT IT
 NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO)? QUESTION: TWO ARGUMENTS OR ONE?
 
 3. WILL TRY JON WHITE.
 
 4. YOU DON'T HAVE TO CONVINCE ME ABOUT SPREAD FECPRS(SP). WILL
 EVENTUALLY LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITY OF ADDING NLAMBDAS. HOWEVER,
 AT THE POINT I'LL PROBABLY START LOOKING AT
 REDOING THE WHOLE MESS (IF I'M AROUND). YOU CAN GUESS AT
 THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT CONVERSION IF I DID THAT. ALSO,
 REMEMBER WHAT A SECOND ARGUMENT IN AN FEXPR DOES!.
 
 5. FLUSHING OF TYPE AHEAD(ALMOS IN ORDER): WILL LOOK AT THE
 QUESTION. HOWEVER, DO YOU KNOW ABOUT INIT.LSP? WHEN YOU RUN
 LIP, IT AUTOMATICALLY LOADS THIS FILE, IF IT IS THERE. TO ENABLE
 THIS AGAIN, SO A (SYSCLR). THIS WILL READ IT IN NEXT TIME  YOU
 GET TO THE TRUE TOP LEVE..
 6. HAVEN'T  LOOKED AT FILES.DOC.
 JEFF
 
∂05-JUN-73  1759		1,JMJ
 BRUCE,
 NEW SYSTEM WILL BE DELAYED TILL ABOUT THE END OF NEXT WEEK.
 THE BBN CHANGES WILL BE ADDED, UNDER AN ASSEMBLY SWITCH OF
 COURSE. I WILL INCLUDE A SHORT NOTE ON RELEVANT  
 
 SWITHCES IN THE NEW SYSTEM. ALSO, WE ARE INTERESTED IN MERGING THE
 UCILSP MANUAL WITH THE STANFORD MANUAL (TO BE PUBLISHED JOINTLY, I
 ASSUME). IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED, TELL THEM TO CALL RUSTY BOBROW
 HERE OR LEAVE A MESSAGE FOR ME. I IMAGINE JOHN MIGHT BE INTERESTED
 ALSO. I WILL ALSO ENCLOSE UPDATES TO THE DOCUMENTATION AND
 A COPY OF THE NEW MANUAL. (I.E. THERE WILL BE A FILE THAT YOU CAN
 RUN OFF AND GET JUST THE UPDATED PAGES, IN ADDITION TO A
 COMPLETE MANUAL).
 
∂05-JUN-73  1449		GEM,TVR
 Good [FILES.DOC].  You should include a warning about ALWAYS making
 a new LISP.SYM whenever a LISP.DMP is made!!!	--- Tovar