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From: geert@sparc.aie.nl (Geert-Jan van Opdorp)
Subject: Re: San Marco Explorer (was Lisp Tutorial?)
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In article <49694j$cti@hermes.acs.unt.edu> touve@ponder.csci.unt.edu (Big Jim Slade) writes:


> Is there a LISP tutorial out there?  I have a project due real soon and no
> absolutely NOTHING about LISP.  Can someone point me in the right direction?
> I could buy a book, but that would cost money :) - the library's all checked
> out!
> 

I remember there was a very nice Lisp tutorial system called 
'the San Marco Lisp Explorer' integrated in the Goldhill Cl 
environment. It is included in their development environment,
but also in the student version, wich should be cheap (if not free),
since you can only define something like ten functions, so you 
can't make anything seriously.

I'm not sure wether this explorer is owned or licensed by GoldHill,
or wether it is freeware. 

It is a nice interactive tutorial folowing the structure of 'LISP'
by Winston & Horn. I think it is a very good and entertaining way
to learn lisp. It does not assume knowledge of other programming
languages. Recursion is introduced before iteration :). Attention is
paid not only to the syntax of Lisp, but also to the process of
converting an algorithm to actual code. I think it is good for university
students, but also for youngsters. I would love to have it for my small
son, who is now learning Logo.

I would myself be very interested to know wether there are versions of the
San Marco Explorer for other Common Lisp implementations, or even better, 
wether  there is source code available.
Does anybody know?

Thanks,

Geert-Jan.

 
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Geert-Jan van Opdorp
AI-Engineering
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
geert@aie.nl
