4 Dec
2009
4 Dec
'09
4:52 a.m.
Josh Dersch wrote:
There was a 386 PC-compatible card for the Symbolics
3640/45/70/75
series Lisp machines (no, really).
http://www.asl.dsl.pipex.com/symbolics/photos/3600/386coproc_3789-2.html
I'd love to get my hands on one (I guess I'd need an LBUS 'bolix
first...), though I'd be willing to bet the software to drive it is
nigh unobtanium at this point.
Hmm. I can ask. I had heard about that but had
forgotten the part
about being able to package up a 386 app.
Something in my brain is saying there is slightly more to that story. I
think I worked with a few people
who worked on that, back in the day.
The ownership of all of Symbolics software has moved out of probate and
is now in the hands of one
(thankfully rational) person. He plans to allow it to be licensed for a
small fee (naturally I am lobbying for
a free hobbiest license, but we'll see). If I can I'll see if there is
any 386 board work in there. That would
be cool to bring back to life.
-brad