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  1.  
  2.  
  3.                                                J
  4. Etymology: see *
  5.  
  6. FAQs:
  7. Emmett McLean:
  8. ftp://archive.uwaterloo.ca/languages/j/early_j/help/faq_early_j
  9.  
  10. Ehud Lamm:
  11. ftp://archive.uwaterloo.ca/languages/j/early_j/help/programming_j_faq
  12.  
  13.                                                 J
  14.  
  15. MAC NAME:  J                                     
  16.  
  17. VERSION: 6.2                                 
  18.  
  19. README:
  20. " J is a functional shareware programming language available via anonymous ftp at watserv1.waterloo.edu.
  21. Features include list-at-a-time processing, arrays of arrays, complex numbers, special features for multiplying polynomials, manipulating sets and generating permutations.  Although it provides support for numerical modeling, it is not a numerical modeling package.  It is a general purpose programming language.
  22.  J was designed and developed by Ken Iverson and Roger Hui. It is similar to the language APL, departing from APL in using using the ASCII alphabet exclusively, but employing a spelling scheme that retains the advantages of the special alphabet required by APL. It has added features and control structures that extend its power beyond standard APL."
  23. ftp://archive.uwaterloo.ca/languages/j/early_j/help/faq_early_j
  24.   
  25.  
  26. AUTHORS: 
  27. Kennneth E. Iverson
  28. Roger Hui 
  29.     
  30. COPYRIGHT:
  31. (c) 1989 1990, Roger K.W. Hui & K.E. Iverson
  32. (c) 1990-1992, Iverson Software Inc.
  33.  
  34. INTERNET SITES:
  35. ftp://watserv1.waterloo.edu/languages/j/early_j/exec/mac/          
  36. ftp://archive.uwaterloo.ca/languages/j/early_j/exec/mac/             
  37. ftp://ftp.uwtc.washington.edu/pub/Mac/Programming/Languages/
  38. ftp://nic.switch.ch/software/mac/src/think_c/
  39. ftp://nic.switch.ch/software/mac/src/LAST.UPDATED/9302/
  40. ftp://ftp.switch.ch/software/mac/src/think_c/
  41. ftp://ftp.switch.ch/software/mac/src/LAST.UPDATED/9302/
  42.  
  43.  
  44. Old versions:                                                                                                                                    
  45. ftp://ftp.uwtc.washington.edu/pub/Mac/Programming/Languages/ 
  46. ftp://ftp.fht-mannheim.de/pub/mac/
  47.  
  48. *
  49. From: Emmett McLean <emclean@sfsuvax1.sfsu.edu>
  50. To: xpolakis@athena.compulink.gr
  51. Date: Sun, 25 Jun 95 13:42:25 PDT
  52.  
  53.  
  54. }I have a question about the language name:
  55. }What is the etymology of J (why this letter)?
  56.  
  57.    Roger Hui in his book "An Implementation of J" says that he selected it because it is easy to type.
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