In that case: using ASCII chars is easy; using APL chars has problems, both conceptual and technical.
On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 2:00 PM, PMA <[email protected]> wrote: > Raul, > > Thanks for the forwards! > > Remember SHARP APL/PC? I used it (still got the ROM chip & kybd > stickons) happily for ca a dozen years, then migrated, I forget why, > to J once that had apparently survived its birth traumas (Ver 4.0?). > All on a desktop, per Linux after migrating to J, as big as my house. > > I'm 74, an ex-pianist, some-kind-o-composer, and ex-Unix-sys-adm > (this last, as my kids for years & years insisted on eating regularly). > > Point is: I do mean my initial "putting aside...". Re the APL char set, > I don't care what troubles some new gizmo has with them, or who > "wants/likes" what, or how folks all queasy at the unfamiliar might > tank any weird characters' market share. > > I'm just interested to know how harnessing APL characters might > serve to enhance J _conceptually_ . That's all. > > Please forgive the geezer-rant. > > Pete > > > Raul Miller wrote: > >> An issue here is the whole "walled garden" mythos behind consumer devices. >> >> Phones are convenient to carry but so small that keyboarding is difficult, >> and tightly regulated as well (at least for the connectivity aspects). >> >> Tablets have fewer constraints, but a smaller market. There are no "must >> have applications" or "games" that really drive sales of tablets. >> >> And for real convenience, people mostly ignore text and go with imagery. >> The APL character set can be seen as a step in this direction, but it's >> not >> enough of a step for most people. >> >> Thanks, >> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
