PicoLisp extensions for TinyCore Linux

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Alexander Williams has just submitted PicoLisp extensions for TinyCore Linux [1]. An x86_64 binary (64-bit), and an ARMv7 (32-bit) binary. He has split the libs and docs off as separate extensions. PicoLisp [2] is an interpreted Lisp (very fast for an interpreted language, especially the 64-bit asm version), that includes Pilog (PicoLisp Prolog), an integrated database and HTTP server, XHTML, Javascript application framework, watchdog and debugger, and PostScript and XML libraries (OpenWRT distribution 575kB uncompressed). Alexander Burger created the first PicoLisp in the 80s. The download has versions back to 2002. The 64-bit asm version also includes an RC Flight Simulator, and a native OpenGL library. Alex Burger chose HTML as the GUI for PicoLisp long before the 'browser-as-GUI' for your app became popular and easy. There's been a lot of chatter about running PicoLisp on bare metal. Talk of a PilMCU (PicoLisp running on custom board - a Lisp Machine if you will) is still around. There's already a bootable version for ARM and KVM-Qemu. There is also plenty of documentation, code examples on Rosetta Code and a PDF book of 800 examples. PicoLisp is MIT/X11 licensed.

   [1] http://www.mail-archive.com/picolisp@software-lab.de/msg05639.html

   [2]http://picolisp.com/wiki/?home

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