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From: FUCHS@pucc.Princeton.EDU (Ira Fuchs)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.apl
Subject: APL for Z-80
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Date: 3 Jan 89 18:17:47 GMT
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Organization: Princeton University, NJ
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I recently acquired a Sinclair (also called Cambridge in the USA) Z-88. For
those of you unfamiliar with this machine it has a Z-80 CPU, up to 1.5 Meg
of RAM, an 8 line display (>80 chars), runs off AA batteries for about
20 hours, and weighs just under 2 lbs. Its costs somewhere from $350-1000
depending on configuration and discount, etc. Given its size (8.5"/11 " and its
weight, it is perfect for carrying to meetings (it has a virtually silent
keyboard), on trips, etc. However, the only language that comes with it is
a version of BBC Basic which is none too great. What I am looking for is a
Z-80 version (or C which could be cross compiled) version of APL to port to
this machine. Besides having a general bias for APL, concise notation would
be a big advantage for this machine (8 line display).
Does anyone have any pointers on where to start looking?