Tamarin:  A Custom VLSI-Based Lisp Machine
January 29, 1987
Digression ...


What is a Tamarin?

Tamarin is the name of a type of marmoset (small monkey)  native to Central and South America.
Tamarins are different than other monkeys:  the male takes care of the young. 







Tamarin is the "missing link" in the evolution of computer architectures for Lisp.