Subject: Re: Why is Scheme not a Lisp? From: Erik Naggum <erik@naggum.net> Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2002 13:59:39 GMT Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp Message-ID: <3225362391384522@naggum.net> * Paul Foley <mycroft@actrix.gen.nz> | Oh, so you can use 6 as a variable name in Scheme, then, can you? I think even Scheme has the ability to make anything a symbol using enough backslashes. (symbolp '\6) => t /// -- In a fight against something, the fight has value, victory has none. In a fight for something, the fight is a loss, victory merely relief.