Lisp machine implemented on a Xilinx Spartan 3 FPGA

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That's sweet.

One of the reasons I want to set aside the time to learn some HDLs is to bring back machines like the Alto, the Lilith and the LMI and Symbolics Lisp machines.

All I have from the golden years is a plastic cup given away at the Symbolics booth at SigGraph one year. Ugly yellow, but it holds a ton...

Are there enough details about the machines available to reimplement them?

There are a couple software emulators that can run the original software, so, I assume, there is enough data to implement them.

I never succeeded running the Alto emulator I have (Altogether)

haha, the image says: probably nobody (no pig) is watching, again. - the little pig says: great

I don't get the joke. Can you please explain it.

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