From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.5 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED, DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id b90491b6 for ; Tue, 4 Dec 2018 17:55:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 62F42A2213; Wed, 5 Dec 2018 03:55:57 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A03F7A2202; Wed, 5 Dec 2018 03:55:40 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 588FDA2202; Wed, 5 Dec 2018 03:55:34 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-lj1-f177.google.com (mail-lj1-f177.google.com [209.85.208.177]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A321FA2201 for ; Wed, 5 Dec 2018 03:55:28 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-lj1-f177.google.com with SMTP id x85-v6so15771578ljb.2 for ; Tue, 04 Dec 2018 09:55:28 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=YjtkDV7igXgUpwPhzkkyzPOmlCjYdhQPcvUhvskSomw=; b=OmFQNP8adp8mJsOWqZbaPeRXSlmLB0jNqsLT5IhO5DcQ1SsmnrFltLR9c8PEu/Py74 ns9wketGzlRFgJHXraqUZky7QaUCeJtpITWCdJek2GdbobEpx69nj2p+pSSeJMLJe4oB AZvuYWUz3iPTWgokrezFI0vbVs7sSDSuCByxGx2rJdmcQNNZvfcNH7/hcD83xm6tWBfF EsysTKmJZGShC7mhIWpZGBv7zWWy9ETX1BR1r1n68pgGNLTsu9C4cVHpaTM0i3KlwRqf nZMmGgNqRLF5UNe356QFogbZrC/LeJ50js15GDzFmn9Uop3bRcPsIa7BoDQWWwbYjDw6 706g== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=YjtkDV7igXgUpwPhzkkyzPOmlCjYdhQPcvUhvskSomw=; b=BIYy1pjATmJEUxcMRYDoJEG2czvRYiwwvbiXTopgDvhOxy6Q8nBjgTZiIA+IaAlMES KfV+EJJpTQYt/6rPLmxSAfpSvSavuk1K6xZDXw3h6e0FB/wVCdfoNJELBr2GAaO8bvuD OQ35Do2pRDhhMAGYYIujZ3v3GqyRrx0GXrZTdN01tQrni2Ys6UNJWxWKp4DZeMq+Ywb/ KGt/GGydQi39iGXNC0uMFc/0gb0h0jkWiIgXsnHA5ZAI8YGY6oVEmSFOLTcxsyQDvbLZ JHbKOc+m37AMf+zKPrgT9E5nfBGaryT1FNMPSjLBBzhAfUzqwSQpsRMr85mv0FEWogcU XIuw== X-Gm-Message-State: AA+aEWZea3W0jTlDL5LAD1VHTOkwLTP+AhvSORBq4WpPdDYMOqtB3sqX hfoIKBXqyHcoYdQ/gZRi3oIWma2F/Wm/0UhSBdgHiQ== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AFSGD/XrqkPDooGO6ihbFvLvM5uraEABAI0yEaVT//mNx41G3ZBS31ya6YPkb8j0eSfRa8ZWsQM0k3kP12MASs05Qfc= X-Received: by 2002:a2e:994:: with SMTP id 142-v6mr11976376ljj.120.1543946125767; Tue, 04 Dec 2018 09:55:25 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 2002:a2e:3a11:0:0:0:0:0 with HTTP; Tue, 4 Dec 2018 09:55:25 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <1543705783.3909.for-standards-violators@oclsc.org> <97743c31-e625-39b1-902e-2e531e90ec6f@telegraphics.com.au> From: Paul Winalski Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2018 12:55:25 -0500 Message-ID: To: Nemo Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Subject: Re: [TUHS] APL - was Re: man-page style X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" Regarding APL\360, I interned at IBM's Cambridge Scientific Center for a few years before joining DEC in 1980. My first job there was to write a link editor in S/360 assembler that would run stand-alone on S/360 hardware (why I was doing this is an interesting story, but long and way off-topic). This was to replace an existing link editor that was written in APL\360. It was the largest APL program I've ever seen--it ran for over 10 pages of solid code! It also ran slower than death. -Paul W.