> I think this list is supposed to be a list of systems which is why I > wouldn't include the original Iverson book.
In that case you should also exclude Rationalized APL and A Dictionary of APL because they too were not implemented systems. ----- Original Message ----- From: Devon McCormick <[email protected]> Date: Monday, August 31, 2009 10:28 Subject: Re: [Jgeneral] Anniversary To: General forum <[email protected]> > Roger, everyone else - thanks for all the valuable info. > > I think this list is supposed to be a list of systems which is > why I > wouldn't include the original Iverson book. > > By the same token, I'll eliminate the pure company info, like > I.P. Sharp, > and keep only the systems, some of which may be products of > companies past > or contemporary. > > This is an ongoing project, so anyone should feel free to > contribute as you > think of new systems. > > On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 1:06 PM, Roger Hui <[email protected]> wrote: > > > ... > > And, of course, you can not omit > > Ken's 1962 book, A Programming Language. > > > > Your chronology mixes up when companies > > were founded and when systems were implemented. > > e.g. IPSA may have been founded in 1964 (?) but > > no way SHARP APL or IPSANET were implemented > > then. > > > > ... > > > > > > -- > Devon McCormick, CFA > ^me^ at acm. > org is my > preferred e-mail > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
