#cwebber> The MacLisp-descended groups came off in a way that can be best demonstrated with an anecdote. Each group stood up and presented where they were heading and why. Some questions arose about the ill-defined direction of the MacLisp community in contrast to the Interlisp community. Scott Fahlman said, "the MacLisp community is not in a state of chaos. It consists of four welldefined groups going in four well-defined directions." There
#cwebber was a moment's pause for the laughter to subside [Steele, 1982].