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When did computer manuals and books start using monospace fonts for code, and why?

At least through the early 1980s, the source code in non typewritten computer manuals and books was usually typeset using proportional fonts, sometimes with syntax highlighting such as keywords in bold … I'm specifically asking about other manuals and books, the ones for which there was at least a technical choice of fonts. …
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What books did Symbolics Press publish?

What other books did Symbolics Press publish? I haven't found any other than Keene's. …
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