aca@nyit.UUCP (Al Arthur) (02/26/86)
I have a course involving an overview of several languages
including APL. I have installed the APL interpreter distributed
in the 4.1Bsd Unix source on my 4.2 Vax.
My Problem:
The documentation for the distribution is not very
informative. I am experiencing difficulty just getting
started with APL, as I don't know what a valid program
for the 4.1Bsd interpreter looks like.
Question1:
Does someone out there have a *simple* program, using
most of the usual syntax of the 4.1 interpreter? If so,
could you send me a copy?
Question2:
Could someone point me towards more complete documentation?
Question3:
I heard somewhere along the line, that there was a driver
for the gigi terminal, that would display the APL character set,
and work with the APL interpreter; is this true? I seem to
remember this floating around on the net; is it possible to
obtain it? How? Where?
Thank you for your time,
Al
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Alex Arthur
New York Institute of Technology
Computer Graphics Laboratory
Old Westbury, New York 11568
Phone: (516) 686-7644
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Phone: (516) 686-7644 ljdickey@water.UUCP (Lee Dickey) (03/04/86)
Al Arthur (aca@nyit.uucp) asks: > The documentation for the distribution is not very > informative. I am experiencing difficulty just getting > started with APL, ... Since 4.2 BSD APL is a lot like vanilla flavored APL, get yourself one of the old standard works on APL, such as Gilman & Rose, or Gray, or better yet, get yourself this book (just out) which I recommend highly: APL: an introduction Howard A. Peele Holt, Rinehart and Winston There is a review of this book in the March issue of APL Quote Quad.