IBM GH20-0689-1 APL 360 Primer Jan70 free download

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=====:.- - - - ... - - -- - - ... ----- -===;=' =":' - --- --- - ---- Program Product GH20-0689-1 APL\360 Primer Program Nos. 5734-XM1 5736-XM1 This primer provides an introduction to the APL/360 system and to the APL programming language. It discusses the mechanics of using the system, and shows how to write represent- ative programs for a variety of applications. The treatment is elementary. For a discussion of advanced system features and available opera- tions, refer to the APL/360 User's Manual ( GH 2 0 - 06 8 3) . ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This Primer was written by Paul Berry of the IBM Research Division, T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York. The text benefitted greatly from the suggestions, criticisms, and comments of the readers of the various early drafts, and especially those of A. D. Falkoff, K. E. Iverson, J. C. McPherson, L. M. Breed, and R. H. Lathwell. The final draft was completed with the technical assistance of Miss C. Conroy. The text was entered at a terminal, and edited and composed by an APL\360 program. The master pages were then typed by the computer at the terminal, using an IBM courier typing element. This edition is a reprint incorporating Technical Newsletter GN20-2124. It does not obsolete the previous edition (GH20-0689-0) as updated by GN20-2124. This manual and the program to which it applies are distributed without warranty on an "as is" basis by IBM under a modified License Agreement for IBM Program Products, and an Agreement of Understanding. Reference should be made to those documents for information on the con- ditions under which this manual and the program are distributed. A form for readers' comments is provided at the back of this publication. If the form has been removed, comments may be addressed to IBM Corporation, Technical Publications Department, 112 East Post Road, White Plains, New York 10601. This publication revises and supersedes C20-1702-0.