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Edit ``MacOS X''
Apple's _(Unix) platform based on the open source _(Darwin). Mac OS X offers the Aqua GUI layer, QuickTime integration, and MacOS Classic compatibility on top of the capabilities of the _(Darwin) layer. _(Free) _(Common Lisp implementation)s for Mac OS X include: <ul> <li>_(ABCL) <li>_(CLISP) <li>_(CMUCL) <li>_(ECL) <li>_(GCL) <li>_(OpenMCL) <li>_(SBCL) </ul> _(CLISP) and _(SBCL) are the easiest to get running. Both are in <a href="http://fink.sf.net">Fink</a>, <a href="http://www.macports.org/">MacPorts</a> and <a href="http://darwinports.opendarwin.org/">DarwinPorts</a> (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=22742">RIP</a>), and SBCL now offers downloadable Mac OS X binaries. _(OpenMCL) tends to be slightly more difficult to get running with _(SLIME), but it does also have a binary distribution and a couple of native interactive environments, namely _(Clotho) and _(Alpaca). SBCL and OpenMCL are the fastest free Lisps on Mac OS X. OpenMCL has the best integration with the Mac OS X GUI and other Mac OS X features, especially now that there is _(Bosco). There is a first attempt at a _(Lisp in a Box) for Mac OS X by Mikel Evins. His other works in progress are also interesting: _(Clotho), a native IDE for Mac OS X, and _(Alpaca), a writer's editor, built with Bosco and OpenMCL. Most Mac OS X Lispers will need _(Emacs). Mac OS X comes with a console-only build of GNU Emacs 21.2. <a href="http://fink.sf.net">Fink</a> contains GUI ports of GNU Emacs and XEmacs that use the X11 bundled with MacOS X. <a href="http://homepage.mac.com/zenitani/emacs-e.html">Carbon Emacs</a> is a solid port of GNU EMacs with GUI support. See <a href="http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki/EmacsForMacOS">EmacsWiki:EmacsForMacOS</a>.
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