What? Not addressed to moi? (Sorry to waste bandwidth!) Mike Sent from my iPad
> On 30 Mar 2020, at 15:32, 'Jim Russell' via General <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> On Mar 30, 2020, at 2:45 AM, Devon McCormick <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Yes, you are correct about "jfiles". I fixed it. > > Thank you for that! > >> >> "jfiles" does look like the component file system as I remember it from >> STSC but there's a question of whether we want to emulate an old format >> like this which reflects the limitations of a bygone era. > > I don't know of a way to match its flexibility and permanence even today. It > (1 files at STSC) was developed in the days before boxing, but it served the > same purpose and eliminated the volatility of main memory. How else to > manipulate dissimilar records, each capable of changing rank, size, shape, > and type, in a linear permanent store? > > I never learned the mechanics of its internals, but relied on it heavenly and > am still impressed! I hope the j version (1 files from IPSA, probably STSC's > origin?) is as good. > > (Nice, at least from my iPhone I can reply to general@jsoftware without > involving Mike Day, even using a synchronized contacts list with my Mac mini!) > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
