???@cs.vu.nl (???) (02/15/88)
I am currently working on the implementation of an expert-system shell in APL. I'll only do a small portion of the work, but anyway I would like to do some of the programming at home. The problem is that I don't have a terminal emulator that's capable of handling the APL character set. By the way, I'm connecting with an IBM 3090 mainframe through a 1200-baud modem and a PC Clone, using ProComm version 2.42 I'm sure that there are other people in the APL community who have or have had this problem; I would be very grateful if someone could fill me in on how to tackle it. By the way, I've read about the MEDIT workspace ; is it any good ? My email address is : bagron@cs.vu.nl ============================================= Rene Baart School of Business Administration Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands =============================================
ljdickey@water.waterloo.edu (Lee Dickey) (02/19/88)
In article <375@vu45.cs.vu.nl> bagron@cs.vu.nl (Rene Baart) writes:
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]I am currently working on the implementation of an expert-system
]shell in APL. I'll only do a small portion of the work, but anyway
]I would like to do some of the programming at home.
]The problem is that I don't have a terminal emulator that's capable
]of handling the APL character set. By the way, I'm connecting with
]an IBM 3090 mainframe through a 1200-baud modem and a PC Clone,
]using ProComm version 2.42 ...
I suggest that you look at the following three APL products,
all of which have some sort of terminal support.
IPSA APL
STSC APL*PLUS
WATCOM APL
Each has its own way of doing things.
By the way, IPSA APL has just been declared shareware.
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L. J. Dickey, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo.
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ljdickey%water%waterloo.csnet@csnet-relay.ARPAeichin@athena.mit.edu (Mark W. Eichin) (02/21/88)
In article <1413@water.waterloo.edu> ljdickey@water.waterloo.edu (Lee Dickey) writes: >By the way, IPSA APL has just been declared shareware. >-- > L. J. Dickey, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo. > ljdickey@watmath.UUCP UUCP: ...!uunet!watmath!ljdickey > ljdickey%water@waterloo.edu ljdickey@watdcs.BITNET > ljdickey%water%waterloo.csnet@csnet-relay.ARPA Wow, finally a free/inexpensive APL. 2 questions: 1) What does it run on? (I assume only IBMPC?) 2) Are there any other low-budget APL's out there? How about with source? Mark Eichin <eichin@athena.mit.edu> SIPB Member & Project Athena ``Watchmaker'' PS. mit-multics is gone, so I don't have anywhere to use apl anymore. sigh...
ljdickey@water.waterloo.edu (Lee Dickey) (02/24/88)
In article <3121@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU> eichin@athena.mit.edu (Mark W. Eichin) writes: >In article <1413@water.waterloo.edu> ljdickey@water.waterloo.edu (Lee Dickey) writes: >>By the way, IPSA APL has just been declared shareware. >Wow, finally a free/inexpensive APL. ... and first rate, too. >2 questions: > 1) What does it run on? (I assume only IBMPC?) Yes, and the XT, AT, the PS/2, and clones. For more information, call I.P.Sharp Associates in Rochester New York or Toronto Ontario. > 2) Are there any other low-budget APL's out there? How about > with source? Sure, here are two "free" APL's and two "budget" APL's: Free ones first: Notable is the Purdue APL (APL\11) that now comes with the Berkeley BSD tapes. (Not to be confused with APL/11 or VAX APL/11 distributed by DEC.) A port of the Purdue code to the SUN was done by ken@rochester. In doing this he solved the byte order problem and solved many source code problems. He also designed a character set that shows on the Sun screen. Write to ken@rochester for more information. There is I-APL, (International APL, the free APL for schools). It is a new APL and is ISO standard conforming. Probably the first with a statement of conformance. Ports for a number of different systems have been done. If you are an assembly code programmer and you would like to do a port to your faviorite machine, write to I-APL, 2 Blenheim Rd, St. Albans, Herts AL1 4NR, UK for more info. There are good budget APL's: The fastest APL for micros is APL.68000 for the Mac, Amiga, and the Atari. Only $99. Call Spencer Organization in Westwood New Jersey. High quality stuff. Good screen, mouse interface. Recommended. STSC markets "Pocket APL", a mini version of APL*PLUS for about 50. They are in Rockville Maryland. Recommended. -- L. J. Dickey, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo. ljdickey@water.waterloo.edu ljdickey@watdcs.BITNET ljdickey@water.UUCP ...!uunet!water!ljdickey