2.78.scm

(define (attach-tag type-tag contents)
  (if (eq? type-tag 'scheme-number) contents (cons type-tag contents)))

(define (type-tag datum)
  (cond ((number? datum) 'scheme-number)
((pair? datum)
      (car datum))
      (else (error "Bad tagged datum: 
              TYPE-TAG" datum))))

(define (contents datum)
  (cond ((number? datum) datum)
((pair? datum)
      (cdr datum))
      (else (error "Bad tagged datum: 
              CONTENTS" datum))))

(define (apply-generic op . args)
  (let ((type-tags (map type-tag args)))
    (let ((proc (get op type-tags)))
      (if proc
          (apply proc (map contents args))
          (error
            "No method for these types: 
             APPLY-GENERIC"
            (list op type-tags))))))

(define (add x y) (apply-generic 'add x y))
(define (sub x y) (apply-generic 'sub x y))
(define (mul x y) (apply-generic 'mul x y))
(define (div x y) (apply-generic 'div x y))

(define (install-scheme-number-package)
  (define (tag x)
    (attach-tag 'scheme-number x))
  (put 'add '(scheme-number scheme-number)
       (lambda (x y) (tag (+ x y))))
  (put 'sub '(scheme-number scheme-number)
       (lambda (x y) (tag (- x y))))
  (put 'mul '(scheme-number scheme-number)
       (lambda (x y) (tag (* x y))))
  (put 'div '(scheme-number scheme-number)
       (lambda (x y) (tag (/ x y))))
  (put 'make 'scheme-number
       (lambda (x) (tag x)))
  'done)

(define (make-scheme-number n)
  ((get 'make 'scheme-number) n))