History and Use of the Lisp

[Sastro Wijatno]

Please help me to find out the following :

1) Please describe the history and use of the language.

2) Lisp can be classified as :-
2.a ) Procedural or non-procedural ? Why ?
2.b ) General purpose or special purpose ? Why ?

Thank you very much !

Kind Rgds,
Ricky

[Barry Margolin]

In article <7jqdt0$joo$1...@coco.singnet.com.sg>,

Sastro Wijatno <swij...@mbox5.singnet.com.sg> wrote:
>Please help me to find out the following :
>
>1) Please describe the history and use of the language.
>
>2) Lisp can be classified as :-
> 2.a ) Procedural or non-procedural ? Why ?
> 2.b ) General purpose or special purpose ? Why ?

Is this a homework problem?

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[Kenny Tilton]

Barry Margolin wrote:
>
> In article <7jqdt0$joo$1...@coco.singnet.com.sg>,
> Sastro Wijatno <swij...@mbox5.singnet.com.sg> wrote:
> >Please help me to find out the following :
> >
> >1) Please describe the history and use of the language.
> >
> >2) Lisp can be classified as :-
> > 2.a ) Procedural or non-procedural ? Why ?
> > 2.b ) General purpose or special purpose ? Why ?
>
> Is this a homework problem?
>

1. What makes you think this is a homework problem? (5 pts)

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