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APL Product Guide

Vector 6:4, page 44

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Fully Revised APL Product Guide

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.

Please note that the guide has been fully revised for Vector 6.4. All vendors have been personally contacted, and any who failed to reply have had their entries removed.

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 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 working group for mistakes or omissions.

Note: 'poa' indicates 'price on application'.

All contributions to the APL Product Guide should be sent to Alison Chatterton, at the address on the inside back cover.

COMPLETE APL SYSTEMS

COMPANY PRODUCT PRICES(£) DETAILS
APL People IBM PCs & compatibles poa includes PC, mono/colour monitor, APL interpreter, operating system software, plus optional printers, graphics boards, additional memory etc.
Dyadic IBM RS/6000 MD320 11,736 APL POWERstation (Greyscale) 27.5 MIPS, 7.4 Mflops RISC Processor 8Mb RAM, 120Mb Disk
19" 1280x1024 Greyscale Graph Display AIX, OSF Motif, Dyalog APL (1-user)
IBM RS/6000 MD320 13,817 APL POWERstation (Colour) 27.5 MIPS, 7.4 Mflops RISC Processor 8Mb RAM, 120Mb Disk
16" 1280x1024 Colour Graphics Display AIX, OSF Motif, Dyalog APL (1-user)
IBM RS/6000 MD320 22,656 Advanced APL POWERstation 27.5 MIPS, 7.4 Mflops RISC Processor 16Mb RAM, 320Mb Disk, 150Mb Tape
16" 1280x1024 Colour Graphics Display AIX, OSF Motif, Dyalog APL (1-user)
IBM RS/6000 MD520 37,114 APL POWERsystem (8-users) 27.5 MIPS, 7.4 Mflops RISC Processor 16Mb RAM, 320Mb Disk, 150Mb Tape CD-ROM Drive, 16 Ports
AIX, Dyalog APL (2-8 user licence)
IBM RS/6000 MD530 72,054 APL POWERsystem (16-users) 34.5 MIPS, 10.9 Mflops RISC Processor 32Mb RAM, 1.34Gb Disk, 2.3Gb Tape CD-ROM Drive, 16 Ports
AIX, Dyalog APL (8+ user licence)
IBM RS/6000 MD540 122,842 APL POWERsystem (32-users) 41 MIPS, 13 Mflops RISC Processor 64Mb RAM, 1.7Gb Disk, 2.3Gb Tape CD-ROM Drive, 32 Ports
AIX, Dyalog APL (8+ user licence)
MicroAPL Aurora 20,000+ Multi-user APL computer using 68020 CPU. Std. configuration 2Mb RAM, 16 RS232 ports, 68 Mb hard disc, 720K diskette
Spectrum 7,000+ Expandable multi-user APL computer using Motorola 68000. Std. conguration 1 Mb RAM, 12/36 Mb disc, 12 ports.
Atari 1040ST 799 1 Mb Mono/Colour System, includes 1 Mb disc drive & mains transformer built into Console.
M.T.I.C. 386sx AT 2600+ Entry level 32-bit compact AT with DYALOG APL. 2MB ram, VGA, 40MB hard disk, 1.44MB floppy disk, 102-key keyboard, monitor, mouse,MS-DOS 4.01, WORKS and WINDOWS-386. Many expansion options available.

APL TIMESHARING SERVICES

COMPANY PRODUCT PRICES(£) DETAILS
I.P. Sharp SHARP APL poa International Network application systems and public databases.

APL INTERPRETERS

COMPANY PRODUCT PRICES(£) DETAILS
APL Software APL*Plus/PC Release 9 535 STSC's APL for IBM PC, PC/AT and PS2.
Upgrades from earlier Releases also available.
Run-time poa Closed version of APL*Plus/PC which prevents user exposure to APL.
APL*Plus II 1600 Incorporates mainframe features & performance in a version of APL for the PC
Run-time poa
Dyalog APL 1000-10,000 2nd generation APL for Unix systems
APL2/PC 376 IBM's APL 2 for the PC.
Cocking/Drury APL*PLUS/PC Rel 9 535 STSC's full featured APL for IBM 's and compatibles - Version 9 offers the potential for larger workspaces using extended/expanded memory; full screen editing of numeric arrays;user command processor; point & edit etc.
Upgrades to version 9 are available from Version 8 and earlier releases.
APL*PLUS PC Run-Time poa Closed version of the interpreter for developers, prevents user exposure to APL.
APL*PLUS II System 1600 High powered APL interpreter for the 80386 chip.
Price includes one years maintenance and free upgrades - volume discounts
VERSION 3 DUE JUNE 1990.
APL*PLUS II Developer System poa All the features of the APL*PLUS II System plus unlimited free run-times to enable developers to distribute their applications.
APL*PLUS UNX poa STSC's 2nd generation APL for all major Unix computers and workstations.
APL*PLUS VMS poa 2nd generation APL for DEC VAX computers running under VMS.
APL*PLUS Mainframe poa Enhances VS APL with many high performance, high productivity features. For VM/CMS and MVS/TSO offers simple upgrade from VS APL.
Dyadic Dyalog APL for DOS/386 995 Second generation APL for DOS.Runs in 32-bit mode, supports very large workspaces. Unique "window-based" APL Development Environment and ⎕SM Screen Manager. Requires 386/486 based PC or PS/2, at least 2Mb RAM, EGA or VGA, DOS 3.3 or later.
Dyalog APL for Unix Systems 995-12,000 Second generation APL for Unix systems. Available for Altos, Apollo, Bull, Dec, HP, IBM 6150, IBM RS/6000. Masscomp, Pyramid, NCR, Sun and Unisys machines, and for PCs and PC/2s running Xenix or AIX. Oracle interface available for IBM, Sun and Xenix versions.
I-APL Ltd I-APL/PC or RML Nimbus 4.50 ISO conforming interpreter. Supplied only with manual. (see 'Other Products' for accompanying books)
I-APL/BBC 4.50 As above
I-APL/Archimedes 4.50 As above
IBM UK IBM PC APL2 348 APL2 for the IBM PC. Program 5799-PGG/1, PRPQ number RJ-0411. From all IBM dealers.
MicroAPL APL.68000 2,000 Full implementation with component files, error trapping etc. for SPECTRUM, HP300, SUN, NCR, NIXDORF, BULLetc.
QL/APL (keyword) 87 Full keyword APL for QL with many extra features.
QL/APL (APL chars) 87 VSAPL compatible APL for QL with many extra features.
APL.68000 Apple Macintosh 87
APL.68000 Apple Mac II 260
APL.68000 Amiga 87 Full APL interpreters with support for windows, mouse, graphics etc.
APL.68000 for Atari ST 87
APL*PLUS/PC - REL 9 450
APL*PLUS II 1,395
I.P. Sharp APL*PLUS/PC 480 STSC APL
Upgrade V7 to V8 100
Upgrade any to V8 200
Sharp APL/PCX V1 1,650 For IBM XT/AT 370
Sharp APL/PC V2 40 shareware for IBM PC/XT
Sharp APL poa for IBM mainframes

APL VISUAL DISPLAY UNITS

COMPANY PRODUCT PRICES(£) DETAILS
APL People IBM & compatibles poa IBM and 'budget' APL VDUs - monochrome/colour/graphics.
Dyadic IBM 3151 599 Monochrome APL/ASCII vdu with APL keyboard. Supports downloaded Dyalog APL font.
IBM 6154 1,228 Colour APL/ASCII vdu with APL keyboard. Supports downloaded Dyalog APL font.
MicroAPL Insight VDT-1 795 Inexpensive APL VDU
Insight GDT-1 1,450 With monochrome graphics
Concept201 1,295 APL VDU with 8 page memory
Concept 201G 1,650 Graphics VDU
Shandell HDS3200/10 APL 965 15" screen, 8 page memory, windows. 80/132 columns, full overstrike. Multi-host multi-session support. ANSI X3.64, DEC VT100, VT220, Tektronix 4010/4014 1024 x 390 resolution.
HDS3200/25 APL 1065 As above plus switchable 25 or 50 line screen. 75 Hz refresh. Resolution 1024 x 780 in graphics mode.
HDS3200/35 APL 1265 As HDS3200/25 plus local pan & zoom.
HDS3200/5C APL 1395 14" colour monitor. 75 Hz refresh. 8 or 16 colours from palette o 256. Display memory 96 lines of 80 or 132 columns. APL processing & keyboard with full overstrike. Windows, multi-host, multi-session support. ANSI X3.64, DEC VT220, VT100, VT52 emulation.

APL PRINTERS

COMPANY PRODUCT PRICES(£) DETAILS
APL People Epson series 200 Inexpensive dot-matrix and NLQ printers
Quen-data & Qume etc 500 Daisy-wheel printers
Dyadic Various poa Range of APL printers available.
MicroAPL Datasouth DS180+ 1,195 See Datatrade entry
Philips GP480 2,137 Matrix printer with letter & draft quality and APL (480 cps).
Qume Letterpro20 549 APL/ASCII Daisy-wheel printer

APL PACKAGES

COMPANY PRODUCT PRICES(£) DETAILS
APL-385 APL-385 50(PC),125(mf) including ...
FSM-385 Screen development
DRAW-385 Screen design
DB-385 Relational W.S.
GEN-385 Miscellaneous Utilities
APL Software Ltd
(mainframe)
RDS poa Relation Data Base System
PANEL poa Fullscreen management system
PFS poa Program File System - APL Systems development aid
IPLS poa Project Management System
REGGPAK poa Regression Analysis Package
(microcomputer) POWERTOOLS 295 Assembler written replacement function for commonly used CPU-consuming APL functions, includes a Forms Processor.
REGGPAK poa Regression Analysis Package
RDS 990 Relational Database System
APL IMPETUS Impetus poa Hierarchical Planning System
Cocking/Drury
(for VSAPL)
E'MENTS & SHAREFILE poa Component files, quad- functions & nested arrays for VSAPL under VM/CMS & MVS/TSO
COMPILER poa The First APL compiler!
FILEPRINT poa Print APL component files
FILECONVERT poa Converts non-APL files to APL
FILEMANAGER poa Extends APL primitives to database management
TOOLS + UTILITIES poa APL Software development tools
DATAPORT poa Information Centre spreadsheet incorporating data exchange between APL, FOCUS, IFPS, SAS, APL/DI, ADRSII, Lotus123, Visicalc, Multiplan & DIF
(for APL2) SHAREFILE/AP poa STSC's shared access component file system for APL2. Comparable to all APL*PLUS file systems: multi-user storage of APL2 arrays with efficient disk usage
FMT poa Full featured FMT for APL2
WSDOC poa Workspace documentation utilities
FILEMANAGER poa Extends APL primitives to database management
(for PC's) APL*PLUS PC Tools 325 Utilities including: RAM disk, full screen data entry, menu input, report generation, exception handling and games.
IRMA Module 120 327x IRMA support.
Fin & Stat. Library 350 Financial & Statistical routines
SPREADSHEET MGR 195 APL-based spreadsheet for APL*PLUS/PC. Cell arithmetic; transfers to ASCII & Lotus
H.M.W. 4XTRA poa Front-end Foreign Exchange dealing / pos keeping
Arbitrage poa Arbitrage modelling
Basket poa Basket currency modelling
Menu-Bar poa pull-down menu for APL*PLUS/PC
HRH Systems APL Utilities poa PC Utilities including: APLMAC (windows); Unlock (unlocks functions in .AWS); DTEX (text and spreadsheet imp/exp). Mostly available in English or French.
Interprocess IEDIT 1900-3200 Full screen APL2 editor with immediate APL execution, and a full-screen debugger
(mainframe) AFM 8200-9800 High performance component and keyed file system (VS APL and APL2)
Format 1650 A QuadFMT data formatter for VS APL and APL2
FSM124 1650 AP124 programming for APL applications without GDDM (APL2)
PowerCode 1300 External functions for APL2
CALL/AP 3000 for calling non-APL programs (VS APL and APL2)
UCF 1800 Inter-user data transfer for VM users via IUVC
(PC) AFM 115 Single user component and keyed files for APL2/PC
Mercia STATGRAPHICS 4 684 Integrated statistics/graphics system for the PC. Now with macros. Bulk and educational discounts available.
Upgrade 3 to 4 215
Upgrade pre 3 to 4 375
MICROSPAN 250 Comprehensive APL tutor
LOGOL poa Logistics management system for PC and 386. Sales Forecasting, Inventory Control, Master Scheduling, Distribution Requirements, Planning etc
TWIGS A modular library of tools to teach and explore state-of-the-art materials management concepts.
T 299 Time series forecasting
W 99 Warehouse replenishment
I 199 Inventory Management
G 99 Grouping requirements into EOQ's
S 99 Scheduling production/purchasing
599 All 5 modules above
4999 All 5 modules site licence
MicroAPL MicroTASK 250 Product 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 250 Comprehensive APL tutor
MicroGRID poa Ethernet & other networking
APLCALC 400 APL spreadsheet system
MicroPLOT/PC 250 For APL*PLUS/PC product
MicroSPAN/PC 250 APL self instruction for APL*PLUS/PC
PC TOOLS Vol 1 295
STATGRAPHICS Rel 1 495
STATGRAPHICS Rel 2 535
I.P. Sharp GLOBAL LIMITS poa Exposure management for banks
IPSA/CONNECT poa Mainframe to micro link
MAILBOX poa Electronic Mail
MAILBOX/PC V.2 65 Full screen front end to IPSA mailbox
upgrade to V.2 15
NEWSFLASH poa Real time message exchange
VIEWPOINT poa 4GL - Info centre product
Warwick University BATS 500 Menu driven system for time series analysis and forecasting using Bayesian Dynamic modelling. Price is reduced to £35 for academic institutions.
FAB free Training program for the above.

APL CONSULTANCY

(prices quoted are per day unless otherwise marked)

COMPANY PRODUCT PRICES(£) DETAILS
APL People Consultancy poa Consultants available at all levels, with experience in: VS APL, APL*PLUS, APL2, Sharp APL, Dyalog APL, APL6800, C/Unix, TSO/MVS, VM/CMS, graphics, Operational Research etc.

Expertise in APL system design, project management, prototyping, financial applications, decision support systems, MIS, links to non-APL systems, documentation, etc.
Buckland Management Systems Consultancy poa Business and Technical systems in commerce and industry - designing, programming and implementing applications.
Camacho Consultancy poa Specialising in programming & manual writing.
Chapman Consultancy 150-300 24-hour programmer: APL, C, assembler, graphics; PC, mini, mainframe, network.
Cocking/Drury Consultancy 175-275 Junior consultant
275-350 Consultant
300-450 Senior consultant
400-600 Principal Consultant
450-750 Managing consultant
Peter Cyriax Consultancy 100-150 Junior Consultant
120-200 Consultant
160-300 Senior Consultant
Delphi Consultancy poa APL system development on mainframes and micros.
Dyadic Consultancy poa APL and Unix system design, consultancy, programming and training.
E & S Consultancy poa System prototyping: all types of information system, engineering software, graphics and decision support systems APL*PLUS/PC, APL2, Dyalog APL
H.M.W. Consultancy poa System design consultancy, programming. HMW specialize in banking and prototyping work.
Ian A. Clark Consultancy poa Computer-based Information Systems implementation where acceptance is critical. APL on PC and Macintosh. Human Factors of HCI; novice ease of use; online assistance; training courses; distance-learning materials.
Intelligent Programs Ltd Consultancy 175-350 Systems development, enhancements, support.
Documentation 150-250 Preparation of new manuals, rewriting of existing materials.
Training 150-250 Training for APL experts through to non-technical system users.
Mercia Consultancy poa APL*PLUS & VSAPL consultancy.
MicroAPL Consultancy poa Technical & applications consultancy.
M.T.I.C. Consultancy 240-500 Business analysis and APL consultancy
QB On-Line Consultancy 250 Specialising in Banking, Financial & Planning Systems.
Rochester Group Consultancy poa Specialise in MIS using Sharp APL.
I.P. Sharp Consultancy poa Consultancy & support service world-wide.
Wickliffe Computer Ltd Consultancy poa System design, consultancy, programming and documentation. Especially project management and decision support systems

OTHER PRODUCTS

COMPANY PRODUCT PRICES(£) DETAILS
APL People Employment Agency poa Permanent employees placed at all levels. Contractors supplied for short/long-term contracts, supervised or unsupervised. Executive Search service available.
HMW Employment poa Contractors and permanent employees placed.
I-APL Ltd An APL Tutorial 2.50 45pp by Alvord & Thomson
An Encyclopaedia of APL (2nd Edn) 5.50 228pp by Helzer
APL in Social Studies 2.50 36pp by Traberman
I-APL Instruction Manual (2nd Edn) 2.50 55pp by Camacho & Ziemann
APL Programs for the Mathematics Classroom (Springer-Verlag) 14.50 165pp by Thomson
** Please add one pound packing charge per order **
I.P. Sharp Productivity Tools poa Utilities for systems, operations, administration & analysts; auxiliary processors, comms software, international network.
Databases poa Financial, aviation, energy and socioeconomic.
Renaissance Data Systems Booksellers The widest range of APL books available anywhere. See Vector advertisements.

VENDOR ADDRESSES

COMPANY CONTACT ADDRESS & TELEPHONE No.
APL 385 Adrian Smith Brook House, Gilling East, York. Tel: 04393-385
APL Impetus Ltd Cedric Heddle Rusper, Sandy Lane, Ivy Hatch, SEVENOAKS, Kent TN15 0PD
Tel: 0732-885126
APL People Jill Moss The Old Malthouse, Clarence St, BATH, BA1 5NS. Tel: 0225-462602
APL Software David Alis
Jill Moss
The Old Malthouse, Clarence ST, BATH, BA1 5NS.Tel: 0225-462602
Buckland Management Systems John Buckland Westwood, 19 Grange Road, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 2DH
Tel: 0276 684327
Anthony Camacho [address and telephone number omitted]
Paul Chapman [address and telephone number omitted]
Cocking & Drury Ltd. Romilly Cocking 180 Tottenham Court Road, LONDON, W1P 9LE
Tel: 01436 9481 Fax: 01-436 0524
Datatrade Ltd. Tony Checkseld 38 Billing Road, Northampton, NN1 5DQ. Tel: 0604-22289
Delphi Consultation David Crossley [address and telephone number omitted]
Dyadic Systems Ltd. Peter Donnelly Park House, The High Street, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 1EN. Tel: 0420-87024
E & S Associates Frank Evans 19 Homesdale Road, Orpington, Kent BR5 1JS. Tel: 0689-24741
H.M.W. Computing Ltd. Stan Wilkinson Hamilton House, 1 Temple Avenue, Victoria Embankment, LONDON EC4Y 0HA Tel: 01-353 4212
Telex: 926604 HAMHSEG Fax: 01-353 3325
HRH Systems Dick Holt Box 4496, Silver Spring, Maryland 20904
Ian A. Clark [address and telephone number omitted]
I-APL Ltd Anthony Camacho [address and telephone number omitted] for queries, order forms, bulk orders
J C Business Services 56 The Crescent, Milton, Weston-super-Mare, Avon, BS22 8DU N.B. PAID ORDERS ONLY
IBM UK Ltd Nat.Enq. Centre 414 Chiswick High Rd, London W4 5TF Tel: 01-747 0747
Interprocess Systems Stella Chamberlain 9040 Roswell Road, Suite 690, Atlanta, Georgia 30350-1131
Tel: (404) 992-8400
Mercia Software Ltd. Gareth Brentnall Aston Science Park, Love Lane, Birmingham B7 4BJ. Tel: 021-359 5096
MicroAPL Ltd. David Eastwood South Bank Technopark, 90 London Road, LONDON SE1 6LN
Tel: 01-922 8866
M.T.I.C. Ray Cannon 7 Pine Wood, Sunbury-on-Thames, Middx. TW16 6SH Tel: Sunbury(09327) 80848
Peter Cyriax Systems Peter Cyriax [address and telephone numbers omitted]
QB On-Line Systems Philip Bulmer 5 Surrey House,Portsmouth Rd Camberley, Surrey, GU15 1LB.
Tel: 0276-20789
Renaissance Data Systems Ed Shaw P.O. Box 20023, Park West Finance Station, New York, NY 10025-1510, U.S.A.. Tel: (212)864-3078
The Rochester Group Robert Pullman 50 S.Union St., Rochester NY 14607, U.S.A. Tel:716-454-4360 or 716-454-4641
Shandell Systems Ltd. Maurice Shanahan Chiltern House, High Street, Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks., HP8 4QH. Tel: 02407-2027. Fax:02407-3118
I.P.S.A. Ltd. Mike Butler 7th Floor B Block, Coventry Point, Market Way, Coventry CV1 1EA
Tel: 0203 256562
Sugar Mill Software Corp. Lawrence H. Nitz 1180 Kika Place, Kailua, Hawaii 96734 Tel: (808) 261-7536
Wickliffe Computer Ltd Nick Telfer 76 Victoria Rd., Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 6JD. Tel:0946-692588
Warwick Univ. Dr Andy Pole Dept of Statistics, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL
Tel:0203-523066 x2158