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From: rpandey@mist.CS.ORST.EDU (Rajeev Pandey)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.apl
Subject: Re: VMS APL?!
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Date: 5 Jul 89 01:53:08 GMT
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 This is from the 1989/90 DECUS Library Software Catalog:

  V00031 APL for VAX/VMS from SCI  Version V3.0, Feb. 1983

  Submitted by: Mike Liveright, Systems Control Technology, Palo Alto, CA

  Operating System: VAX/VMS V3.0 Source Language: FORTRAN 77
  Keywords: APL, Language Interpreters

  Abstract: SCI APL is an interpreter for the "A Programming Language". APL is
  a mathematically structured programming interactive language that contains 
  many functions that operate on numbers, vectors, and arrays of arbitrary 
  order. APL has been applied both to scientific and business applications.

  SCI APL supports both the standard "ASCII" type terminals as well as those
  terminals that have the special "APL" character set and can process the
  "overstrike" required for true APL terminals.

  Notes: This is a relatively complete, partial implementation of APL. Thus
  there are some functions missing, and some bugs. In general, most of the
  important functions are implemented and the bugs seem to be minor.

  Media (service Charge Code): 600' Magnetic Tape (MA) Format: VAX/ANSI, or
  order VL0002

  --------------------------------------

   Can anyone out there in netland comment on the quality of this (basically)
   free implementation? The Media costs are approx. $35. I was just wondering
   what "relatively complete, partial implementation" means......


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