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From: ljdickey@water.waterloo.edu (L.J.Dickey)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.apl
Subject: Re: Where you can order J from
Message-ID: <1990Oct22.220757.28078@water.waterloo.edu>
Date: 22 Oct 90 22:07:57 GMT
References: <9014@latcs1.oz.au> <90289.112513BAKERJ@QUCDN.QueensU.CA> <717@argosy.UUCP> <90290.100040BAKERJ@QUCDN.QueensU.CA>
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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.