[comp.archives] [apl] Re: Where you can order J from

ljdickey@water.waterloo.edu (L.J.Dickey) (10/25/90)

Archive-name: j/22-Oct-90
Original-posting-by: ljdickey@water.waterloo.edu (L.J.Dickey)
Original-subject: Re: Where you can order J from
Archive-site: watserv1.waterloo.edu [129.97.129.140]
Archive-directory: /languages/apl/J
Reposted-by: emv@math.lsa.umich.edu (Edward Vielmetti)

In an article <BAKERJ@QUCDN.QueensU.CA> writes:

>   For those interested you can
>order the J package from:
>
>		Iverson Software Inc.
>		33 Major Street
>		Toronto, Ontario
>		Canada M5S 2K9
>		(416) 925-6096
>

Several implementation of J, version 2.5, are available from
The University of Waterloo, via anonymous ftp, from the
server "watserv1.waterloo.edu" (also known as 129.97.129.140).
In the directory "languages/apl/J", ftp users may find J for these systems:

	vax_bsd 4.3
	next
	sun4 (SPARC)
	sun386i
	mac
	pc
	atari_st

Among other APL software there, there are two fonts (or folios). One,
called "APL2741", is a postscript line font, derived from scanned images
from an ancient 2741 golfball terminal equiped with an APL typing
element.  The other is an X-windows font.

It is hoped that eventually there will be a mail server for the same
range of software to those who have e-mail access but not ftp access,
but a userid for this mail service has not been announced yet.

Currently, this service is being provided on an experimental basis, and
there are no promises that it will continue on a long term basis.  Nor
is there any warantee of serviceability or completeness of the software
distributed there.