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> Like SBCL, Clozure, Gambit/C, DrScheme/Racket, Franz, Lispworks? These, and others, are very solid tools.

No, those are quite solid tools. Regardless of that, his point still stands -- most lisps are toys. I'm pretty sure that with a little looking I could find 10 toy variants for each practical variant you can name.



Most cars are just toys, because for every real car that someone has, I can (on average) find 10 toy cars in his son's bedroom.




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