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Digital records are not foolproof, but they are better than hardcopy. For example, the classic "The Evolution of APL" originally appeared in the SIGPLAN notices in 1978. It was republished in the HOPL book in 1981, republished again in "A Source Book of APL" in 1981, and a reprint was distributed at the APL85 conference. I have the last two items, but does that do much good to someone who wants access to the paper? p.s. http://www.jsoftware.com/papers/APLEvol.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: James C Field <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2009 11:40 Subject: [Jchat] General Storage Protocol To: [email protected] > I'm a relatively recent reader/contributor of/to this group and > have > occasionally made contributions, not all of them correct. > Bernecky scolded me and I have tried to behave. Observe > that I learned > APL on an IBM 1130 and grew up with Sharp APL. > > I would like to expunge from my own disks some of those many > bytes of > messages I have received and infrequently sent to the forum. I > fear that > the clever reposts and illuminating explanations of other > contributors > may be lost. > > Is anybody keeping a record of these Forum digital > transactions in a > hard copy form? > > This history problem is part of a greater problem of preserving > internet > information. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
