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From: jeff@aiai.ed.ac.uk (Jeff Dalton)
Subject: Re: Why do people like C? (Was: Comparison: Beta - Lisp)
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In article <hbakerCy17CC.vx@netcom.com> hbaker@netcom.com (Henry G. Baker) writes:
>As I have said elsewhere, the substitution of the Maclisp model of
>Lisp program as a "character string" instead of the Interlisp model of
>Lisp program as an S-expression made up of cons cells was a major step
>backwards. 

This is a religious position, pure and simple.
