Pepe (and anyone else interested)
Here is a version of the J Introduction and
Dictionary for J7 dated 1993. It is at
www.learningj.com/JDOC1993.zip
The Dictionary is complete but the Introduction has only a
few pages at present. Size is 47Mb.
Each page is a jpeg, readable I hope, though I wish it looked
better. Can be zoomed.
The paper document does not have unified page numbering, so
I have put a handwritten page number on each, and the
filenames of the jpegs reference these numbers.
The Dictionary begins at page 063, the long-lost trains
are at page 072 and the early form of the colon conjunction
is at the bottom of page 080.
It's a bit late to think of this, but I hope the JSoftware people
will approve since the copyright is theirs !
Regards
Roger
On Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 11:07 PM, Jose Mario Quintana <
[email protected]> wrote:
> There is no rush Roger; thanks in advance.
>
> On Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 11:21 AM, roger stokes <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > Pepe, thanks for your interest. I'll try to get something uploaded in
> the
> > near future
> > and will let you know when there is something to see.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Roger
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 12:24 AM, Jose Mario Quintana <
> > [email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks for posting these links Roger. I, for one, am interested in J7.
> > I
> > > tried and it feels a little alien now. So, please upload the
> > corresponding
> > > "J Introduction and Dictionary" if you do not mind.
> > >
> > > On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 6:37 AM, roger stokes <
> [email protected]>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > If there is some interest in the early J interpreters, then people
> > > might
> > > > like to know that
> > > > there is some stuff on my website: a couple of zip files.
> > > > Each one contains a complete set of source files from about 1993,
> > > > a compiled executable, some documentation (read.me) and a build
> > script
> > > > Each executable (imp.exe or imp) is a single statically-linked file
> > and
> > > > should run in a terminal window.
> > > >
> > > > www.learningj.com/W0.zip is for Windows:
> > > >
> > > > www.learningj.com/L0.zip is for Linux
> > > >
> > > > I have a copy of the "J Introduction and Dictionary", for Version 7
> of
> > > 1993
> > > > and if there was any interest
> > > > I could scan it and upload it (although I have an idea somebody might
> > > have
> > > > done this already)
> > > >
> > > > Regards
> > > > Roger
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 3:22 AM, Dan Bron <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Pepe wrote:
> > > > > > Let us add another twist, courtesy of David Lambert, to the
> > Exercise
> > > 1:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > All these puzzles are interesting, but ever since you posted the
> > “holy
> > > > > grail”, the “write a tacit adverb to do X” challenges have been
> > reduced
> > > > (in
> > > > > principle) to “write a tacit verb to do X”, and given you sent me,
> in
> > > > > something like 2002, a complete implementation of a Turing Machine
> > as a
> > > > > tacit verb, the exercises seem … superfluous.
> > > > >
> > > > > In other words, it can all be done, because you have done all of
> it.
> > > In a
> > > > > very literal sense.
> > > > >
> > > > > The upside, however, is I have never read one of your posts and not
> > > > > learned something not only new, but intriguing. If I were given to
> > > envy,
> > > > I
> > > > > might have experienced that, as well. Good thing the only
> sentiment I
> > > > feel
> > > > > for my fellow man is admiration ;)
> > > > >
> > > > > That said, if Thomas comes through with an interpreter which
> > > > re-introduces
> > > > > (some of) the F Trains table, new challenges (in terms of brevity
> and
> > > > > algebraic reduction) will open up to us. If I were given to
> > > > > competitiveness, I might perceive that as a kind of perverse
> > > motivation.
> > > > >
> > > > > I’m already dusting off my running shoes.
> > > > >
> > > > > -Dan
> > > > >
> > > > > * In general, I have been, historically, lax about backups.
> > > > >
> > > > > In general, I am not bothered, because death is inevitable and
> > > > possessions
> > > > > are but albatrosses about our necks, but a few losses have made me
> > > regret
> > > > > this specific foible.
> > > > >
> > > > > All the lost treasures which I was given by the luminaries of J,
> > early
> > > in
> > > > > my career, before I was in a position to truly appreciate them,
> > > including
> > > > > your Turing Machine, personal correspondence from Ken, private
> > guidance
> > > > by
> > > > > Henry Rich, a utilities file presented to me by Kirk Iverson, etc,
> > > number
> > > > > among these regrets.
> > > > >
> > > > > Ah well, youth is not known for its gratitude, is it?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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