SYMBOLICS S-PACKAGES 3D GRAPHICS AND ANIMATION DEMO
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A demo of the Symbolics Graphics Division's S-Packages, a Lisp-based 3D color graphics and animation system from the 1980s. It was later used in developing for the Nintendo 64.
Why HN recommends it: HN cites it as a startling example of how advanced Lisp machine interactive graphics were, often in Lisp and REPL-driven development discussions.
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