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I would agree that APL fits into the category of a "write-only" language, but it's amazingly powerful. My first project many years ago was working on the IBM 5
by excitom 5y ago
I would agree that APL fits into the category of a "write-only" language, but it's amazingly powerful.
My first project many years ago was working on the IBM 5100 "portable" computer (a 50 lb suitcase sized thing). It had a toggle switch in front that could boot it into a Basic interpreter or an APL interpreter.
- mimixco 5y agoI had one in my bedroom as a kid, complete with the enormous (100 lb?) dual 8" disk drive. My stepdad inherited it after his father passed. It was brand new and they hadn't turned it on. I had a great time with it and later become a mainframe developer at IBM!