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Nr ... ,Y/t) llliLEA..SE - OCTOBER 1, 1980Tcda,y
Syrr:bolics,
LiC. became the only licensee of the MIT LispHachine Operating
Systar..,Concluding 7 months
ofnegotiations,
SjTI1X>lics '\vas
granted a nen exclusive
license bythe
!r1a.ss2.chusetts
Institute of Technology to
offerr;rLlT Lisp I1achine operating
s~stemsfor use on
~jIDbolics'c0ITn1ercial computers.
Representing over 20 fw.ln years of top level programruing effort, the licer.sed sofb.vare gives users outside r'UT access to tJ."ie prcgrarrming eXWirOThllent of the 80 r s.
$YTbolics '
Research Centerin
~~IDridge willcontinue
development end support of ne';', sjITtolic softvlare.. Enhancements to the license.d softHare created bySyrroolics
and MIT will be shared.Syrrbolics r first enhancement ,·,ill be the
inclusion
of lor-3.lfile a'1d
tap:?back-up sofbtlare
toenable
stand-alone operation of S:lrrbolics furnish'2d systems. Symbolics I customers will receive asub-license granting thEm on-going access to those enhancements.
Si~bolics
plans ccrrrnercial introduction of
~bolicsystems
ty~sedon the
~lITLisp Nachine
techrlolcgystarting in
Ha.y1981. A full
lir~e of ccmfuter