Re: time to bring back the Lisp machines?

I am curious as to what Lisp specific hardware would look like today.
Which features would actually go into modern Lisp hardware that would
give big performance wins?
I'm guessing that there aren't that many areas today where specialised
hardware is going to give you big wins.
What would you put in hardware that would make a Lisp faster?

Cheers
Brad

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