Re: Documentation for car and cdr

[Peter Whaite]

Kevin Rodgers <address@hidden> wrote:
> I learned Lisp 20+ years ago, and nil has always been an atom (in fact,
> a symbol whose value is itself, just like t and now keywords).

Yes it was that long ago and perhaps that is what I recall.

> A cons cell like you describe would be a circular structure:

There was a diagram like that, and I remember being struck at the time
by the beauty and simplicity of it.  I think I still have the old notes
in a box -- I should take a look and see what it was I really learnt.


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Peter Whaite