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Fix typos in Glossary (#274)
Memroy -> memory. Remove spurious backquote. Add a full stop at the end of the sentences where it's missing. Signed-off-by: Paolo Amoroso <[email protected]>
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## Vocabulary and relationships
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Alto Lisp
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: An (unsuccessful) attempt to build a Lisp-based OS for running Interlisp on an Alto
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: An (unsuccessful) attempt to build a Lisp-based OS for running Interlisp on an Alto.
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Carol, Fugue, Harmony, Intermezzo, Koto, Lyric, Medley
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: Named releases of Interlisp-D. All are obsolete except Medley.
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- CLtL2 – second edition, 1029 pages
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Common Lisp dpANS
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: The ANSI Standard for Common Lisp
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: The ANSI Standard for Common Lisp.
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Starting with the Lyric release of Interlisp-D and then the Medley release, the implementation of Medley included implementations of Common Lisp (CLtL 1) as well as the Interlisp dialect in a single development environment; this was made possible by using the (Common Lisp) “package” feature to allow both dialects to be intermixed.
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Dfasl
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: A compiled form of Medley Interlisp files.
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DLISP
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: By Warren Teitelman: a first attempt at building a “Display” (GUI) with Interlisp running on Maxc (A PDP-10 clone) a Xerox Alto as a graphics terminal connected to it via Ethernet.`
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: By Warren Teitelman: a first attempt at building a “Display” (GUI) with Interlisp running on Maxc (A PDP-10 clone) a Xerox Alto as a graphics terminal connected to it via Ethernet.
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Dorado Lisp
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: The reimplementation of the AltoLisp microcode on the Dorado – a research prototype.
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Interlisp
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: A GitHub “organization” with ~20 repositories, see <https://github.com/Interlisp>
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: Both a language and, in some cases, the implementation of that language. Usually used with some other wording or refinement
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: Both a language and, in some cases, the implementation of that language. Usually used with some other wording or refinement.
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Interlisp: The Language and its usage
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: A book by Steve Kaisler which describes Interlisp of the 1970s & 80s
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: A book by Steve Kaisler which describes Interlisp of the 1970s & 80s.
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Interlisp.org
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: A “domain name”, used for some web sites and email addresses
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: A “domain name”, used for some web sites and email addresses.
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- <https://interlisp.org> – the address of the main web site
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- <https://online.interlisp.org> – the address of a service that lets you run Medley
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- <[email protected]> - an email address of a group that can respond to questions
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Interlisp-10
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: The first implementation of “Interlisp” for the DEC PDP-10 / Tenex
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: The first implementation of “Interlisp” for the DEC PDP-10 / Tenex.
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Interlisp-360
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: Implemention of Interlisp for the IBM-360
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: Implemention of Interlisp for the IBM-360.
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Interlisp-D
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Interlisp-VAX
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: Implementation of Interlisp for Digitial Equipment Corporation VAX systems.
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InterlispOrg
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: A [California-registered](https://rct.doj.ca.gov/Verification/Web/Details.aspx?result=c7aa8cb2-16ec-458a-be56-41f963365258) non-profit organization (DBA Interlisp.org) Established
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SDL
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Sysout
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: A file containing the saved state of Interlisp virtual memory.
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X11
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: Palo Alto Research Center, which continued in collaboration with BBN on (renamed) Interlisp. PARC developed the Alto and Dorado. Now part of SRI International.
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SRI International
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: non-profit scientific R & D institute
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: non-profit scientific R & D institute.
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Xerox Electro-Optical Systems (XEOS)
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: Xerox division supporting classified customers
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: Xerox division supporting classified customers.
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Xerox Artificial Intelligence Systems (XAIS)
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Rank Xerox
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: Xerox affiliate in charge of delivering Interlisp-D workstations in Europe
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: Xerox affiliate in charge of delivering Interlisp-D workstations in Europe.
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: Xerox affiliate – joint project of Rank Xerox and Fuji Photo Film company.

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