machine-type (ANSI and GNU Common Lisp Document)

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#### 25.2.27 machine-type [Function]

`machine-type` <no arguments> ⇒ description

#### Arguments and Values::

description—a string or nil.

#### Description::

Returns a string that identifies the generic name of the computer hardware on which Common Lisp is running.

#### Examples::

     (machine-type)
    ⇒  "DEC PDP-10"
    OR⇒ "Symbolics LM-2"

#### Affected By::

The machine type. The implementation.

#### See Also::

machine-version