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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@IRO.UMontreal.CA>
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Subject: Re: Why is list-processes implemented in C?
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2010 14:01:45 -0500
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> It looks like it can be implemented in elisp? Any idea why?

Probably a historical accident.


        Stefan