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> His languages take significantly after APL, which was a very popular language for similar applications before the invention of (qwerty) keyboards. Ok, so thi
by jandrese 1y ago
> His languages take significantly after APL, which was a very popular language for similar applications before the invention of (qwerty) keyboards.
Ok, so this article is tongue in cheek. Good to know that up front.
- internet_points 1y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APL_(programming_language)#Hardware https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APL_(programming_language)#Har... you would add a special "typeball" into your IBM Selectric Typewriter. Some pics: https://www.duxburysystems.org/downloads/library/texas/apple/cnthesis/selectric.htm https://www.duxburysystems.org/downloads/library/texas/apple... https://pierce.smugmug.com/Misc/APL-Typeball/i-pjq6hWC https://pierce.smugmug.com/Misc/APL-Typeball/i-pjq6hWC