(1) I don't understand why that would be a problem today. Is it because computers are too common-place and well-connected?
(2) I don't understand what you want for tableb. However, here's a first cut: tblb=:conjunction define NB. ( : (x ,&boxopen m),:(,.L:0 n) ,&boxopen y ) Example use: '' ''tblb '' '' NB. empty boxes or: 'label' 'top' tblb 'side' >;:'other stuff goes here' Now... if you want more frills - for example, if you want parts in some boxes to align somehow with parts in other boxes, I'd need a more detailed description of what you want. On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 8:20 AM, Linda Alvord <[email protected]> wrote: > Raul, I must admit your theory is good. In about 1968 or 1969 I taught APL > in high school using two terminals connected the mainframe at IBM Watson > Research Center. Look at him now! Like you he moved to J. It is he best > there is at the moment. > > However, the majority of teachers at the elementary level are women. Count > the women at the recent J conference. Name 10 women (or even men) who are > current promoters of APL of J in grades 1-12. > > Vin Granell was an amazement to the APL community in those days. He was the > pied piper of educators. But there must be some mature force that is > initiating something until it catches on. However, I do think the day will > come. > > I cringe when I think back to how things were in the early days. I put the > two terminals in a small lab between two math classrooms. After a short time > students got interested, then rather addicted. I would leave at the end of > the day maybe an hour after the school day. It seemed OK to leave small > bunches of students continuing to use the terminals. The custodians would > lock the rooms when they left. > > I can't imagine doing that today. But my point is that it working together > and figuring things out together that was the key. > > So, can you build me my little tableb ? > > Linda > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Raul Miller > Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 6:19 AM > To: Beta forum > Subject: Re: [Jbeta] Here's what's needed to win the first grade teachers. > > Personally, I'd be more interested in winning students than in winning > teachers. > > That said, Vin Grannell had a good part of the LACC campus using APL, > simply by solving problems which needed solved. So that's the model > I'd follow, for teachers - solve problems for them. > > (I was one of his bigger failures, since I didn't stick with proper > APL but favored J. But I have him to thank.) > > Thanks, > > -- > Raul > > On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 3:02 AM, Linda Alvord <[email protected]> wrote: >> What if the teacjer could "hand craft" their worksheets for a class or >> individualize them for specific students: >> >> (>:8?8)+ table (>:8?8) >> --T----------------------┐ >> │+│1 7 2 3 5 4 6 8│ >> +-+----------------------+ >> │8│9 15 10 11 13 12 14 16│ >> │7│8 14 9 10 12 11 13 15│ >> │3│4 10 5 6 8 7 9 11│ >> │2│3 9 4 5 7 6 8 10│ >> │1│2 8 3 4 6 5 7 9│ >> │6│7 13 8 9 11 10 12 14│ >> │5│6 12 7 8 10 9 11 13│ >> │4│5 11 6 7 9 8 10 12│ >> L-+----------------------- >> >> >> Here's what is needed to win the teachers. Something named btable or >> tableb which will keep the headings and the verb, but would be blank. Boxes >> are needed to keep the writing confined. >> >> The answer lies in here somewhere: >> >> 2 3 $ <'' >> -TT┐ >> ││││ >> ++++ >> ││││ >> L++- >> 2 3 $ <' ' >> --T-T-┐ >> │ │ │ │ >> +-+-+-+ >> │ │ │ │ >> L-+-+-- >> 2 3 $ <' ' >> ---T--T--┐ >> │ │ │ │ >> +--+--+--+ >> │ │ │ │ >> L--+--+--- >> table >> 1 : (':'; '(((#~LF-.@e.])5!:5<''u'');,.y),.({.;}.)":x,y u/x')~ >> >> If it could land in names_z_ that would be great. >> >> Linda >> >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
