REDUCE/1700: A micro-coded Algebra system

Abstract

The status of an ongoing micro-coded Algebra machine project is reviewed. We have implemented a LISP “machine” on the Burroughs B1726 computer, capable of supporting the REDUCE Algebra system. A portable version of this LISP machine (written in a portable implementation language, BIL), can be used to produce a compact and efficient LISP or REDUCE for smaller machines (it also serves as a bootstrapping kernel for larger machines). In this paper, we summarize the current status of the MBALM/1700 project, aimed at producing a micro-coded LISP and Algebra System on the Burroughs B1726 computer.