The short version
A boot-sector Lisp that bootstraps a Lisp evaluator on bare metal.
From the HackerLinks archive
SectorLisp
A boot-sector Lisp that bootstraps a Lisp evaluator on bare metal.
At a glance:
First seen:2026-08-21
Last seen:2026-08-21
Times seen:1
Website:github.com
Why it caught our attention
A Forth and Lisp enthusiast explicitly preferred it in a discussion of tiny boot-sector language systems.
Where it surfaced on Hacker News
2026-08-21
“I love both Forth and Lisp but SectorLisp it's far better.”
anthk · comparison · evaluated
Direct HN comment
Sectorforth is a 16-bit x86 Forth that fits in a 512-byte boot sector (2020)