These files are available by anonymous ftp from cambridge.apple.com:/pub/CLTL/ This directory contains the complete sources to the book "Common Lisp the Language", 2nd edition by Guy L. Steele, Thinking Machines, Inc. Digital Press 1990 paperbound 1029 pages ISBN 1-55558-041-6 $39.95 We are very grateful to Butterworth-Heinemann, owners of Digital Press, for allowing us to make the full text of this important reference work widely available in electronic format. The paperbound version is of course readily available at fine bookstores, or contact them directly: Digital Press 80 Montvale Avenue Stoneham, MA 02180 800-366-2665 (USA) 617-438-8464 617-297-4851 (fax) For a catalog of other fine books from Digital Press, please see the enclosed files in the Digital-Press directory. Please include this README file and the DP catalog with any distributed electronic copies of "Common Lisp the Language". BOOK DESCRIPTION In this greatly expanded edition of the defacto standard, you'll learn about the nearly 200 changes already made since original publication - and find out about gray areas likely to be revised later. Written by the Vice-Chairman of X3J13 (the ANSI committee responsible for the standardization of Common Lisp) and co-developer of the language itself, the new edition contains the entire text of the first edition plus six completely new chapters. They cover: * CLOS, the Common Lisp Object System, with new features to support function overloading and object-oriented programming, plus complete technical specifications * Loops, a powerful control structure for multiple variables * Conditions, a generalization of the error signaling mechanism * Series and generators * Plus other subjects not part of the ANSI standards but of interest to professional programmers. Throughout, you'll find fresh examples, additional clarifications, warnings, and tips - all presented with the author's customary vigor and wit. ------ Digital Press is a trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation, used under license to Butterworth-Heinemann.