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October 17, 2025
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The History and Ethos of LISP

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Transcript

  1. AND ETHOS ( (Parenthetically (yours)) (THE HISTORY ( OF (LISP))))

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  3. Skills Music 78% Gardening 50% The Computers 75% Dad Jokes

    90% Dad / Tinkerer / Musician Allen Smith About Me • Aspiring Mall Santa • Enjoys playing music, being outdoors, and minor-league baseball • World’s OKest developer • Ham: KO4ABW

  4. The Friendly CMS We are probably not a cult.

  5. (NOT (“A LISP TUTORIAL”))

  6. (HISTORY)

  7. 1956 Image: IEEE.ORG / The Minsky Family

  8. https://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/birth-of-the-computer/4/94/376

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  10. https://images.computerhistory.org/timeline/

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  12. https://miniatua.com/work/ibm704/

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  33. (‘(Thanks!))

  34. Q&A

  35. The Friendly CMS