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				  MEMORANDUM
   
   
   TO:     Bob Moore
   
   FROM:   Keith Corbett
   
   DATE:   July 17, 1986
   
   SUBJ:   Carnegie Group -- Port Going Well
   
   COPY:   John Salis
      
   John Salis suggested I pass along some favorable comments I received
   from Dario Guise regarding the Knowledge Craft project.  Please forward
   this to the appropriate individuals. 
   
   As I understand it, Dario is a consultant for the Carnegie Group who is
   responsible for porting Knowledge Craft to the Lambda on a consignment
   system.  He has called me several times to get help on various system
   management questions, and I took the opportunity to ask him how the port
   is proceeding, and how he felt about the Lambda (especially compared to
   the Symbolics, which he is very familiar with).
   
   Apparently Dario has one week to do the port, and as of yesterday he
   said that the project is going very well.  He had been somewhat
   concerned about window system compatibility, but he was able to convert
   the code in less than two days.
   
   Overall, he has had no problems with the Lambda.  In general he found
   the software "very comparable" to the Symbolics, and he was able to get
   up to speed on the Lambda very quickly.  System performance (speed) also
   appears to be comparable. Predictably, compilation seems to take a
   little longer on the Lambda, but the program loads more quickly.
   
   Yesterday he inquired about making the Lambda communicate with their
   VAX; we were able to bring them together on Chaosnet in a half hour.
      
   I think all of LMI (and prospects) should be aware of these kinds of
   successes, since our software environment and Common-Lisp portability
   are major selling features of our product. 
   
   This is a real success story for the Lisp Machine!
   
   
   KMC