Richard Greenblatt

Greenblatt enters MIT

Sep 7, 1962

Greenblatt enters MIT in the fall of 1962 and enrolls in a class called Introduction to Computer Programming. He would also join the Model Railroad Club where he wrote the first FORTRAN for the PDP-1. Levy, Steven. Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution. Garden City, NY: Anchor/Doubleday, 1984. Print.

Greenblatt attends MIT

Period: Sep 7, 1962 to Jun 3, 1965

Levy, Steven. Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution. Garden City, NY: Anchor/Doubleday, 1984. Print.

Mac Hack Project

Period: Jan 1, 1965 to Dec 31, 1967

The Mac Hack is a chess program meant to run on the PDP-6. It was claimed that it could "beat a 10 year old child," (Levy 89). Levy, Steven. Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution. Garden City, NY: Anchor/Doubleday, 1984. Print.

Greenblatt drops out from MIT

Jun 3, 1965

Levy, Steven. Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution. Garden City, NY: Anchor/Doubleday, 1984. Print.

Greenblatt is hired by MIT's AI Lab

Oct 31, 1965

After Greenblatt had dropped out from MIT, he was hired by the AI lab.

Mac Hack is completed

Dec 31, 1967

Along with the program being finished, it was also granted a chess rating and even played in human chess tournaments. Greenblatt, Richard, Donald Eastlake, and Stephen Crocker. "The Greenblatt Chess Program." Fall Join Computer Conference (1967): n. pag. Web.

The LISP Machine is created

Dec 31, 1979

The LISP Machine and subsequently. LISP was essentially a more flexible computer that ran LISP programs. Stallman, Richard. "My Lisp Experiences and the Development of GNU Emacs - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation." My Lisp Experiences and the Development of GNU Emacs - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation. GNU Operating System, 28 Oct. 2002. Web. 27 Feb. 2016.

LISP Machine Improvements

Period: Jan 1, 1980 to Dec 31, 1984

LISP Machine augmented with floating point an vector co-processors (Withington 4). R., Van Ness John. Spanish Land Grants in New Mexico and Colorado. Manhattan, Kan.: Journal of the West, 1980. Print.

Symbolics Inc.

Period: Jan 1, 1980 to Jul 31, 2005

This was the period in which Symbolics Inc. stayed afloat.

Symbolics Inc. is founded

Dec 31, 1980

Under the leadership of Richard Greenblatt, Thomas Knight, and Jack Holloway, Symbolics Inc. is founded with the puropose of modifying, creating, and selling LISP machines. Most of the workers came from the MIT AI Lab (3). Graylin, Alvin, Kari Kjolaas, Jonathan Loflin, and Jimmie Walker. "Symbolic Conduct." Columbia Law Review 68.6 (1968): 1091-126. JSTOR. Web. 28 Feb. 2016.

Symolics sells first product

Jan 1, 1981

Symbolics sells the LM-2, which was a derivative of the MIT CADR design, except the computer ran LISP programs faster and more efficiently. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbolics

Symbolics Graphics divison founded

Dec 31, 1982

Developed S-Graphics software suite.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbolics

Type 3600 LISP Machines is created and sold

Jan 1, 1983

The 3600 family is unveiled. It had a new design along with a more powerful processor. It was the size of a household refridgerator. Hubbard, Neil. "Symbolics 3620." Computing History. N.p., 1983. Web. 28 Feb. 2016.

Symbolics.com becomes the first registered domain name

Mar 15, 1985

Symbolic's website becomes the first registered domain name, and it is the oldest domain name in today's world. Aron. "About Symbolics." Symbolics.com. Symbolics, 2009. Web.

Open Genera and Ivory created and sold

Dec 31, 1988

The Ivory and Genera enabled Symbolic's software to be used on DEC Alpha workstation users (1). Hardware., Ce Of, and Notes Abo. Open Genera User’s Guide Introduction to Open Genera (n.d.): n. pag. Symbolics Inc. 1988. Web.

Symbolics sells only software

Jan 1, 1993

After some declines in expensive LISP machine sales, Symbolics Inc. is forced to sell only their software and cancle their hardware lines (20). Graylin, Alvin, Kari Kjolaas, Jonathan Loflin, and Jimmie Walker. "Symbolic Conduct." Columbia Law Review 68.6 (1968): 1091-126. JSTOR. Web. 28 Feb. 2016.

Symbolics Inc. goes bankrupt

Dec 31, 1995

After a steady decline of finances for their machines and well as economic declines in the US market, Symbolics Inc. is forced to file for bankruptcy.

Symbolics Inc. closes last facility

Jul 31, 2005

Symbolics Inc. closes its last facility located in Chatsworth, CA.

Company buys the domain name "Symbolics.com"

Dec 31, 2009

A domain company buys out the domain Symbolics.com.
Aron. "About Symbolics." Symbolics.com. Symbolics, 2009. Web.