MIT [L1 ] is a highly prestigious university located in Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States, only a short distance down-river [L2 ] from Harvard University. Computing as practiced at MIT has long emphasized Lisp and emacs. It was, at least at one time, the home for X Window System development work, and the main FTP repository for Usenet FAQs. RMS, Philip Greenspun, Norbert Wiener, ... are among the notables to have held long-lasting MIT positions.