On 3/30/2020 6:29 PM, Marc Howard wrote:
Stupid question time. I last used APL in a class in 1975. Back then you
needed a magic terminal and/or a magic Selectric typeball. How does one input
or print a program on a PDP-11 with mere mortal equipment?
Thanks,
Marc Howard
On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 4:07 PM John H. Reinhardt via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org
<mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org>> wrote:
On 3/30/2020 1:37 PM, Mark Matlock via cctalk wrote:
>
> Bill,
> I have the APL-11 V2.1 source files on a RL02 disk image. I will make it
available at http://www.rsx11m.com/apl11.zip <http://www.rsx11m.com/apl11.zip>
>
> Once you mount the disk image with Simh, the are two ready to run
task images that will run under RSX11M or M+
> In [201,200]APL6OK.TSK and APL7OK.TSK that are the REAL*4 and REAL*8
versions of APL-11. On the disk are the
> Original .MAC sources as well as files from a RSX SIG tape that modified
APL-11 for I/D under RSX11M+ that increased
> The workspace (.BXWA from ~30000 to ~60000 bytes). It also contains a
character set for Vt220 for the APL character set.
>
> When you install the APL task experiment with the /INC to maximize
the available workspace, On my system, I can
> INS APL6.TSK/INC=37000 to max the workspace for the single precision
version.
>
> Also, the scanned APL-11 reference manual can be downloaded at
http://www.rsx11m.com/APL-11-Ref-Man.pdf <http://www.rsx11m.com/APL-11-Ref-Man.pdf>
> and the APL11 installation guide at http://www.rsx11m.com/APL11ins.pdf
<http://www.rsx11m.com/APL11ins.pdf>
>
> The RSX SIG files that have the info to change APL-11 to an I/D
RSX11M+ task are at [370,360] on the RL02 disk. I remember having this work back
in the mid-1980s butI have not been able to get it to work today. If I link it
with ODT it seems to blow up when the first overlay is loaded. If anyone could
help with that I’d really appreciate it!
>
> Best,
> Mark
Thanks Mark!
I remember we had APL at Rose-Hulman when I was in college there from
1978-1983. At first I thought it was on the VAX-11/780 that showed up over the
summer of 1980, but now I realize it had to have been on our PDP-11/70 running
RSTS/E. Probably APL-11 V1.X since it was there in the Fall of 1978 when I
started. We had a couple of DEC LA36's with the APL character set and
keyboards.
--
John H. Reinhardt
Marc,
On page 1-5 of the APL-11 Reference Manual that Mark posted there is a table
showing the ACII equivalents for the special APL character set. There are also
instructions there on how to do it. It's a combination of characters and
backspaces. Kinda tough on a video terminal but workable on a printer.
--
John H. Reinhardt
