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From: shenkin@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Peter S. Shenkin)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.apl
Subject: Re: J, Version 2.9
Keywords: J APL fonts 2741 ratapl watserv1
Message-ID: <1991Feb24.200545.21350@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
Date: 24 Feb 91 20:05:45 GMT
References: <1991Feb22.172035.18059@watmath.waterloo.edu>
Reply-To: shenkin@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Peter S. Shenkin)
Organization: Columbia University
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In article <1991Feb22.172035.18059@watmath.waterloo.edu> ljdickey@watmath.waterloo.edu (L.J.Dickey) writes:
>
>Several implementations of J, Version 2.9, are now available
>on the file server
>
>	watserv1.waterloo.edu 
>	also known as 129.97.129.140
...
>	sgi

Oh boy!  I just got J and put it up on my personal Iris (4d25tg, IRIX 3.2.1).  
I do intend to send in my $24, become a registered user and get the printed
manual, but in the meantime, could some kind soul please tell me how to
use these tutorial.js and tut/tut??.js files?  Are they special J files
that are to be invoked somehow from within J?  If so, how?  If not, how
are they used?

I tried "j < tutorial.js", and this prints the line "J Tutorial", then 
immediately exits.  Other attempts, from within J, failed in more obvious
ways.

Suggestion to the Powers That Be:  You might add a line to readme.doc, telling 
how to get started with the tutorial;  I suppose a man page is too much to
ask for    :-)    .

	-P.

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