A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away I had a project on the table to build a hardware-based APL machine with enhancements and extensions to the language.

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away I had a project on the table to build a hardware-based APL machine with enhancements and extensions to the language. We looked at it very critically and decided that, while applications might be out there, the cost of sales and educating the potential customers was just too great. Just because you can do something it doesn't mean you should. Today things might be different.