APL Product Guide

Compiled by David Preedy

implementations applications APL community

Transcribed from the printed issue; not yet reviewed. Read it in the PDF of the issue, page 29

VECTOR’s exclusive APL Product Guide aims to provide readers with useful information about sources of APL hardware, software and services. We welcome any comments readers may have on its usefulness and any suggestions for improvements.

The second release of the Guide contains several additions of new products and suppliers who slipped through our net at the first pass. We do depend on the alacrity of suppliers to keep us informed about their products so that we can update the Guide for each issue of VECTOR. Any suppliers who are not included in the Guide should contact me to get their free entry — see address on inside back cover.

We reserve the right to edit material supplied for reasons of space or to ensure a fair market coverage.

The listings are not restricted to UK companies and international suppliers are welcome to take advantage of these pages. Where no UK distributor has yet been appointed, the vendor should indicate whether this is imminent or whether approaches for representation by existing companies are welcomed.

For convenience to VECTOR readers, the product list has been divided into the following groups:

Complete APL Systems (Hardware & software)
APL Interpreters
APL Visual Display Units
APL character set printers
APL-based packages
APL consultancy
Other services
Vendor addresses

Every effort has been made to avoid errors in these listings but no responsibility can be taken by the VECTOR working group for mistakes or omissions.

Note: ‘poa’ indicates ‘price on application’

COMPLETE APL SYSTEMS¶

Company	Product	Prices £	Details
Alan Pearman	IBM PC & XT	1995 – 4425	Authorised IBM PC dealer supplying complete systems including peripherals based on IBM PC.
C.A.C.I.	APL Machine	poa	APL-dedicated array processor from Analogic. Many configurations.
Cocking/Drury	MicroAPL SPECTRUM SAGE II SAGE IV	6000 – 35000	Supplied as part of a turnkey system. For product details see MicroAPL entry.
Inner Product	IBM PC	2000 – 6000	IBM PCs supplied for turnkey applications
MBS Rentals	IBM PC & PC/XT	2200 – 5000	For purchase or rental
	COMPAQ	poa	Portable IBMPC compatible
M.B.T.	MBT 10/40	poa	UNIX/68000 based multi-user APL system
	FORTUNE 32:16	poa	FORTUNE 68000 system enhanced for APL
	TORCH	poa	68000/Z80 multiprocessor
Metatechnics	COMPAQ with APL*PLUS/PC	3000 +	Portable IBMPC compatible with 3 utility packages
MicroAPL	SPECTRUM	11000 – 15000	Expandable multi-user APL computer using Motorola 68000. Standard configuration 1 Mb RAM, 12/36 Mb disc, 12 ports.
	SAGE IV	8500	Multi-user APL computer, 1 Mb RAM, 12/18 Mb disc.

APL INTERPRETERS¶

Company	Product	Prices £	Details
Alan Pearman	APL*PLUS/PC	420 – 600	See APL*PLUS entry
APL*PLUS	APL*PLUS/PC	600	Full feature interpreter for IBM PC and PC/XT and compatibles:CORONA, COMPAQ COLUMBIA, WANG, OLIVETTI, EAGLE, AJ, ERICSON, ITT
APL*PLUS	APL*PLUS/UNX	poa	Interpreter for Unix systems: WICAT, CADMUS, CALLAN, FORTUNE 32.16, HP9000/500
	APL*PLUS/1000	poa	Enhancements to IBM’s VSAPL. Runs under VM/CMS or MVS/TSO.
Burroughs	APL/700	3150	Runs on Burroughs B5000, B6000, B7000 and A9 mainframes.
Cocking/Drury	APL*PLUS/PC	600	Discount on multiple orders.
Dyadic	Dyalog APL	1000 – 8000	2nd generation portable APL for UNIX systems eg. VAX, HP9000, Fortune, MC68000, Zilog, Perkin-Elmer, Perq etc.
Inner Product	VIZ::APL	250 – 350	8-bit Zilog Z-80 CP/M
	APL*PLUS/PC	600	See APL*PLUS entry
IBM UK Product Sales	IBM PC APL	poa	With event-handling, & APs for full-screen I/O, disks disketts, asynch. comms.
I.P. Sharp	Sharp APL	25000	For IBM mainframes
	Sharp APL/PC	55	For IBM PC or PC/XT
M.B.T.	Dyalog APL	poa	See Dyadic Systems entry
	MBTAPL	poa	Enhanced Dyalog APL for MBT hardware
	VIZ::APL	poa	Customized for TORCH hardware
Metatechnics	APL*PLUS/PC	600	With free utility package Discount on multiple orders.
MicroAPL	APL.68000	1000 +	Full implementation with component files, error trapping etc. for SPECTRUM and SAGE machines or other popular MC68000-based computers.

APL VISUAL DISPLAY UNITS¶

Company	Product	Prices £	Details
Brent-Cybernex	GR1014 Graphics Terminal	1970	Combined APL/ANSI/4010; 1024x1024., 2 ports, anti-glare, swivel and tilt.
	APL100	1065	Selectable APL/ASCII; hi-res chars; non-glare, swivel & tilt.
Farnell	Tandberg TDV2221	1498	Ergonomic design APL terminal, 50-19200 baud, 15” anti reflex screen, low profile keyboard.
	Tandberg TDV2271	1685	Combined APL/ANSI ergonomic terminal as above.
Lynwood	Alpha	1995	Full APL character set, 16-bit microprocessor with pixel addressable monochrome graphics.
	Alpha Colour	2985	As above but 8 colour graphics.
MBS Rentals	Lynwood Alpha	1995	See Lynwood entry.
	Lynwood Alpha Col.	2985	See Lynwood entry.
	Concept/APL	1491 – 1663	See Shandell entry.
	Concept GVT/APL +	2220 – 2393	See Shandell entry
	(All above for purchase or rental)
M.B.T.	various		contact MBT for details
MicroAPL	Insight VDT-1	795	Inexpensive APL VDU
	Insight GDT-1	1450	With monochrome graphics
	Tektronix 4105	2995	High resolution colour graphics supporting APL character set on MicroAPL hardware.
Shandell	Concept AVT/APL +	896 – 1195	Conforms to ANSI 3.64 standard; 80/132 columns, 4/8 pages of memory, windowing, two comms. ports, low profile keyboard.
	Concept GVT/APL +	1370 – 1825	As above with vector graphics.

APL PRINTERS¶

Company	Product	Prices £	Details
Alan Pearman	Epson FX series NEC Spinwriter		Printer prices range from 289 to 1995 over all models.
Datatrade	Datasouth DS180	1395	180 cps matrix printer with 2000 byte buffer, 9x7 dot matrix and APL option.
Inner Product	Epson FX80	500	Soft char. set, 160 cps, 80 col.
	Anadex 9620	1150	200 cps., 132 col., tractor feed
	Siemens PT88	620	180 cps., 80 col., silent
	TGC Starwriter	1180	40 cps., letter quality
MBS Rentals	Epson FX series	438-1100
	Datasouth DS180	1395	See Datatrade entry.
	Philips GP300	2251	Matrix with letter & draft quality & APL.
	TI745 + APL	1390	Portable dot-matrix.
	DEC LA120	2516	120 cps dot-matrix.
	DEC LA12C	1444	Portable dot-matrix.
	AJ833	2595	Daisy-wheel
	(All above for purchase or rental)
M.B.T.	Facit 4565	poa	40 cps letter-quality
	Facit 4510/11/12	poa	Matrix printers
MicroAPL	Datasouth DS180	1545	See Datatrade,entry
	Philips GP300	2251	Matrix printer with letter and draft quality and APL.

APL PACKAGES¶

Company	Product	Prices £	Details
APL*PLUS	Info Centre	12000 – 20000	Tools for full-screen entry, display and analysis. Interfaces to other proprietary IC products
	CMCS	30000 – 100000	Complete Materials Management, Factory Planning & Forecasting package.
	Finance/Statistics	275	Comprehensive package for IBM PC and compatibles.
	Tools Vol. 1	poa	Utilities for IBM PC;IRMA 3278 comms, full-screen, RAM disk, report generator
C.A.C.I.	PILGRIM	20000	Language-driven data extraction, and foil preparation. VM/CMS VSAPL, AP 126.
	PIM	3000	PF-key driven personal information manager VM/CMS VSAPL, AP124
Cocking/Drury	ARMS 2	3000 – 15000	Applications Generator
	AFM	10000	High performance shared file system.
	CALL/AP	3000	Non-APL program execution.
	FORMAT	2250	Enhanced report formatting
	WSAIDS	795	Workspace documentation and development aids.
E&S	PROTOPAK consisting of:		APL packages for prototyping on IBM PC & mainframes.
	RMS	550-2500	Relational databases.
	AMS	550-2500	Multi-dimensional arrays.
	RAMS	750-3500	Combined RMS & AMS.
	BMS	750-3500	Financial modelling & forecasting
	FMS	350	Full-screen editting for IBM PC.
	CMS	poa	Communications package.
Holtech	CASH	3500 – 10000	Accounting package and hotel management system implemented on MicroAPL SPECTRUM & SAGE CPUs.
Inner Product	Viewcom	150	Control Viewdata from APL
	APL/DBASE II	150	Interface APL with dBase II
	APL/WORDSTAR	150	Interface APL with Wordstar
	APL/MULTIPLAN	150	Interface APL with spreadsheet
	CEMAS	3500	EEC monetary and agrimonetary analysis.
I.P. Sharp	ACT	poa	Actuarial system
	APS	poa	Financial modelling
	BOXJENKINS	poa	Forecasting technique
	CONSOL	poa	Financial Consolidation
	COURSE	poa	APL Instruction
	EASY	poa	Econometric Modelling
	FASTNET	poa	Project Management
	GLOBAL LIMITS	poa	Exposure management for banks
	MABRA	poa	record maintenance/ reporting
	MAGIC	poa	Time series analysis/ reporting
	MAGICSTORE	poa	N-dimensional database system
	MAILBOX	poa	Electronic Mail
	MICROCOM	poa	Mainframe to micro link
	SAGA	poa	General graphics, most devices
	SIFT	poa	Forecasting system
	SNAP	poa	Project management
	SUPERPLOT	poa	Business graphics
	VIEWPOINT	poa	4GL — Infor centre product
	XTABS	poa	Survey Analysis
M.B.T.	RHOMBUS	poa	Integrated Office System
	HASLEMERE	poa	Hotel Accounting System
Metatechnics	MetaScreen	195	Full-screen handler for APL*PLUS/PC, based on VSAPL APL124
	MetaWS	195	Program Filing System for large APL systems on APL*PLUS/PC
	Toolbox	195	Utilities for APL*PLUS/PC.
	DataLog.APL	poa	Interface A/Ds & D/As to APL on IBM PC.
	ADAPTA DLS	poa	Production & purchasing scheduling for continuous processes.
	ADAPTA MSP	poa	Job-shop loading & scheduling for multi-stage production.
MicroAPL	MicroTASK	250	Project development aids
	MicroFILE	250	File utilities and database
	MicroPLOT	250	Graphics for HP plotters etc.
	MicroLINK	250	General device communications
	MicroEDIT	250	Full screen APL editor
	MicroFORM	250	Full screen forms design
	MicroSPAN	500	Comprehensive APL tutor
	MicroGRID	poa	Ethernet & other networking
	APLCALC	400	APL spreadsheet system
	MicroPLOT/PC	250	For APL*PLUS/PC product

APL CONSULTANCY¶

(prices quoted are per day unless otherwise marked)

Company	Product	Prices £	Details
Alan Pearman	Consultancy & Courses	25	Per hour, onsite and offsite
APL People	Consultancy	poa	All levels, most APL systems
	Employment Agency	poa	Permanent employees placed at all levels. Contractors supplied for short or long term projects, supervised.
Attikale	Consultancy	160	Management reporting systems & Information Centres.
C.A.C.I.	Consultancy	poa	All aspects, specializing in Decision Support Systems.
Cocking/Drury	Consultancy	120-150 140-200 185-300 275-400	Junior consultant Consultant Senior consultant Managing consultant
Delphi	Consultancy	poa	Specialising in management reporting systems and APL on microcomputers.
Dyadic	Consultancy & Training	poa	APL system design, consultancy, programming and training for Dyalog APL, VSAPL, APL*PLUS, IPSA APL etc.
E & S	Consultancy	150-250	System prototyping
H.M.W.	Consultancy	100-250	System design consultancy, programming.
Inner Product	Consultancy & Training	200	On-site micro/mainframe APL, PC/DOS & Assembler
I.P. Sharp	Consultancy	poa	Consultancy and support service world-wide.
M.B.T.	Consultancy & courses	poa
Metatechnics	Consultancy	poa	Management Information & Production Management Systems & Process Control.
MicroAPL	Consultancy	150 – 250	Technical & applications consultancy.

OTHER PRODUCTS¶

Company	Product	Prices £	Details
I.P. Sharp	Productivity Tools	poa	System utilities, operations utilities, system administration utilities, analyst utilities, auxiliary processors, comms. software, int. comms. network.
	Databases	poa	Financial, aviation, energy and socioeconomic.

VENDOR ADRESSES¶

Company	Contact	Address & Telephone
Alan Pearman Ltd.	Alan Pearman Maria Pearman	96-98 Chester Road, Huntington, Chester CH3 6BT. 0244-46024
APL People	Valerie Lusmore	3 Cross Lane Close, Orwell, Royston, Herts SG8 5QW. 0223-207530
APL*PLUS Ltd.	Barrie Webster John Ward	Aston Science Park, Love Lane, Birmingham B7 4BJ, W. Midlands. 021-359 5096
Attikale Ltd.	Peter Hurdley	51 Brookside, Paulton, Bristol BS18 5YR. 0761-415427
Brent-Cybernex Ltd.	Ken Rumsie	Sovereign House, Dallow Road, Luton, LU1 1TP. 0582-452020
Burroughs Machines Ltd.	M.J. Fennell	Heathrow House, Bath Road, Hounslow, Middlesex TW5 9QL 01-750 1400
CACI Inc.-International	Paul Thornett	Oriel House, 26 The Quadrant, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1DL. 01-940-3606
Cocking & Drury Ltd.	Romilly Cocking	16 Berkeley Street, London W1X 5AE. 01-493 6172
Datatrade Ltd.	Tony Checksfield	38 Billing Road, Northampton, NN1 5DQ. 0604-22289
Delphi Consultation Ltd.	David Crossley	[address and telephone number omitted]
Dyadic Systems Ltd.	Peter Donnelly	30 Camp Road, Farnborough, Hants. GU14 6EW. 0252-547222
E & S Associates	Frank Evans	19 Homesdale Road, Orpington, Kent BR5 1JS. 0689-24741
Farnell International Instruments Ltd.	R. Fairbairn	Jubilee House, Sandbeck Way, Wetherby, W. Yorks. 0937-61961
	or Roger Attard	Davenport House, Bowers Way, Harpenden, Herts. 05827-69071
H.M.W. Programming Consultants Ltd	Stan Wilkinson	142 Feltham Hill Road, Ashford, Middlesex. TW15 1HN. Ashford 41232
Holtech Ltd.	Jan Bateman	‘O’ Block 4th Floor, Metropolitan Wharf, Wapping Wall, London E1 9SS. 01-481-3207
IBM UK Product Sales Ltd	Stephen Voller	PO Box 32, Alencon Link, Basingstoke, Hants., RG21 1EJ. 0256-56144
Inner Product Ltd.	James Manning	Eagle House, 73 Clapham Common Southside, London SW4 9DG. 01-673 3354
I.P. Sharp Associates Ltd.	David Weatherby Elizabeth Penrice	132 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 9SA. 01-730 4567
Lynwood Scientific Developments Ltd.	Gareth Wokes	Park House, The High Street, Alton, Hants GU34 1EN. 0420-87024
M.B.S. Rentals	Robert Notley	119/120 High Street, Eton, Windsor, Berkshire. 075-35-68171
Modern Business Technology Ltd. (M.B.T.)	Michael Bramson	P.O. Box 87, Guildford, Surrey GU4 8BB. 04868-23956
Metatechnics Systems Ltd.	Steve Margolis Dave Toop John Stembridge	73b Pelham Road, Wimbledon, SW19 1NX. 01-707-5469 or 01-543-3953
MicroAPL Ltd.	Richard Nabavi	Unit 1F, Nine Elms Industrial Estate, 87 Kirtling Street, London SW8 5BP. 01-622 0395
Shandell Systems Ltd.	Maurice Shanahan	12 High Street, Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks HP8 4QA. 02407-2027