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Function MACHINE-INSTANCE

Syntax:

machine-instance <no arguments> => description

Arguments and Values:

description---a string or nil.

Description:

Returns a string that identifies the particular instance of the computer hardware on which Common Lisp is running, or nil if no such string can be computed.

Examples:

     (machine-instance)
    =>  "ACME.COM"
    OR=>  "S/N 123231"
    OR=>  "18.26.0.179"
    OR=>  "AA-00-04-00-A7-A4"

Side Effects: None.

Affected By:

The machine instance, and the implementation.

Exceptional Situations: None.

See Also:

machine-type, machine-version

Notes: None.

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