Stavros wrote
> For small lists/arrays, in many applications, it simply doesn't
> matter. I agree with Robert that we should move to a system where the
> abstract concept is primary, and the underlying implmentation
> secondary. Ideally, we would have representation be "advice" to the
> system which does not change semantics, only performance, e.g.
>
>
If you do this ***please*** get rid of the current maxima arrays which
are stored in the property list.
Lists are stored in the value cell. If you do not unify this it will be very
hard to give arrays and lists similar semantics.
Michel