APL Product Guide
Vector 9:3, page 33
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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.
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 below.
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.
For convenience to readers, the product list has been divided into the following groups (‘poa’ indicates ‘price on application’):
- Complete APL Systems (Hardware & Software)
- APL Interpreters
- APL Visual Display Units and Printers
- APL-based Packages
- APL Consultancy
- Other Products
- Overseas Associations
- 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.
We also welcome information on APL clubs and groups throughout the world.
All contributions and updates to the APL Product Guide should be sent to Gill Smith, at Brook House, Gilling East, York, YO6 4JJ. Tel: 04393-385
COMPLETE APL SYSTEMS¶
| COMPANY | PRODUCT | PRICES(£) | DETAILS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active Workspace | AWL486 | 1,950 | 486 based 33MHz PC, 140MB Disk, 4MB RAM, VGA Colour. (inc. 1 year on site maintenance.) |
| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| Interprocess Systems | APL2 Dev’t Workstation | poa | Mainframe APL2 supported on a PS/2 via a co-processor card with 16Mb of memory running VM/ESA (370 mode). A complete system includes a PS/2, a P/370 co-processor card, and software licenses for VM/ESA, APL2, GDDM and the full line of Interprocess APL2 enhancements. |
| MicroAPL | IBM RS/6000 | 12,000+ | POWER range of RISC systems running AIX. Dumb terminal or graphical interface. |
| Aurora | 20,000+ | Multi-user APL computer using 68020 CPU. Std. configuration 2Mb RAM, 16 RS232 ports, 68 Mb hard disc, 720K diskette | |
| Optima | IBM Compatible | poa | Complete PC-based station, APL interpreters & all support eq’t |
APL INTERPRETERS¶
| COMPANY | PRODUCT | PRICES(£) | DETAILS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active Workspace | DYALOG APL DOS 386 | poa | Dyadic’s PC 386 APL interpreter. |
| APL Software | APL*Plus/PC Release 10 | 450 | STSC’s APL for IBM PCs & compatibles.Upgrades from earlier releases also available. |
| Run-time | poa | Closed version of APL*Plus/PC which prevents user exposure to APL. | |
| APL*Plus II | 1,395 | All the features of mainframe APL*Plus for your 386PC! | |
| Run-time | poa | ||
| Dyalog APL | 1000-10,000 | 2nd generation APL for Unix systems | |
| APL2/PC | poa | IBM’s APL 2 for the PC. | |
| Cocking/Drury | APL*PLUS PC Rel 10 | 410 | STSC’s full featured APL for IBM’s and compatibles - Version 10 includes the Quad-NA facility to interface to non-APL software, support for Microsoft Windows and mouse devices. The User-command processor has been built in to the interpreter. Upgrades to version 10 are available from Version 9 and earlier releases. |
| APL*PLUS PC Run-Time | 175 for 5 | Closed version of the interpreter for developers, prevents user exposure to APL. | |
| APL*PLUS PC Developer System | 950 | Gives rights to distribute an unlimited number of copies of Run-Time application. | |
| APL*PLUS II System | 1200 | High powered APL interpreter for the 80386 chip. Price includes one year’s maintenance and free upgrades - volume discounts VERSION 4.0 NOW AVAILABLE - THE ONLY APL THAT LETS YOU BUILD WINDOWS & DOS APPLICATIONS FROM ONE PACKAGE. |
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| APL*PLUS II Developer System | 3200 | Unlimited distribution of APL*PLUS II Run-Time applications! | |
| APL*PLUS II for UNIX | poa | STSC’s 2nd generation APL for all major Sparc and Risc Unix 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 Screen Manager. Requires 386/486 based PC or PS/2, at least 2Mb RAM, EGA or VGA, DOS 3.3 or later. |
| Dyalog APL/W for Windows | 995 | As above, plus object-based GUI development tools. Requires Windows 3.0 or later. | |
| Dyalog APL for Unix | 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. | |
| IAC/Human Interfaces | I-APL/Mac | 13 | Macintosh version of I-APL |
| I-APL Ltd | I-APL/PC or clones | 8 - 11 | ISO conforming interpreter. Supplied only with manual (see ‘Other Products’ for accompanying books). |
| I-APL/BBC Master | 8 | As above | |
| I-APL/Archimedes | 11 | As above | |
| I-APL/Macintosh | 13 | As above | |
| Iverson Software Products | I-APL is the UK agent for ALL Iverson Software products, including: Sharp APL + enhancements to the ISI-APL standard Versions of J (and the associated texts) for PC, Mac, Arc, Atari. Please call for price list and order form. Please note there is a £3 packing charge on all orders. | ||
| IBM (APL Products) | APL Version 2 Release 1 | poa | Full APL2 System for IBM 370 and 390. Product No. 5688-228. See your IBM Branch Office. |
| APL2 Application Env’t Ver2 Rel1 | poa | Run-time Environment for APL2 Packages (IBM 370 and 390). Product No. 5688-229. See your IBM Branch Office | |
| APL2 for the RISC System/.6000 | poa | Product No. 5765-012. See your IBM Branch Office. | |
| APL2 for the IBM PC (US version) | $495 | Product No. 5799-PGG. Part No. 6242936. PRPQ No. RJB411 (in HONE, RJ0411). (from IBM Direct, order by Part Number; from your IBM Branch Office, order by PRPQ Number) | |
| APL2 for IBM PC (European vers) | poa | Product No. 5604-260. Part No. 38F1753 | |
| TryAPL2 | free | Free APL2 for educational/demonstration use. Write to APL Products, specifying diskette size desired. | |
| IBM UK | IBM PC APL2 | 348 | APL2 for the IBM PC. From all IBM dealers, including MicroAPL. |
| Iverson Software Inc. | APLI386 | $30 | Sharp APL Release 20 for PC 386, 486 with graphics, and ability to operate under Windows. |
| APLIPC | $30 | For PC | |
| MicroAPL | APL.68000 Level I | 2000 | First generation APL with numerous enhancements. Multi-user version (Unix, Mirage, MCS). |
| APL.68000 Level II | 2500 | Second generation APL. Nested arrays, user defined operators, selective specification etc. Multi-user version (Unix, Mirage, MCS) | |
| APL.68000/X | 1500-6000 | Second-generation APL. Nested arrays, user defined operators, selective specification, etc. Multi-user AIX version with full OSF/Motif support. | |
| APL.68000 Level I Mac, ST, Amiga |
87 | First generation APL. Single user, full windowing interface, software floating point support. | |
| Mac, Amiga | 260 | First generation APL. Single user, full windowing interface, hardware floating point. | |
| APL.68000 Level II ST |
170 | Second generation APL. Full windowing interface, software floating point support. | |
| Amiga | 260 | Second generation APL. Full windowing interface.Hardware and software floating point support. | |
| Mac | 520 | Second generation APL. Full windowing interface.Hardware and software floating point support. | |
| APL*PLUS Rel 10 | 450 | ||
| APL*PLUS II V 4 0 | 1395 | ||
| Optima | APL*PLUS/PC | 369 | |
| APL*PLUS II | 950 | ||
| APL*PLUS II PC Developers Kit | poa | ||
| Dyalog APL | 999 | ||
| Reuters Ltd | SHARP APL for MVS | poa | for IBM MVS mainframes |
| SHARP APL for Unix | poa | for IBM RS/6000 and Sun SPARC | |
| Uniware | APL*PLUS/PC | 495 | STSC’s full feature APL for IBM PC/XT/AT, Compaq, Olivetti. |
| Run-Time | call | Closed version of APL*PLUS/PC which prevents user exposure to APL. | |
| APL*PLUS/UNX | call | STSC’s full feature APL for UNIX based computers | |
| APL*PLUS II | call | STSC’s full feature APL for 386 machines. |
APL VISUAL DISPLAY UNITS AND PRINTERS¶
| COMPANY | PRODUCT | PRICES(£) | DETAILS |
|---|---|---|---|
| APL People | IBM & compatibles | poa | IBM and ‘budget’ APL VDUs - monochrome/colour/graphics. |
| APL People | Epson series | 200 | Inexpensive dot-matrix and NLQ printers |
| Quen-data & Qume etc | 500 | Daisy-wheel printers | |
| 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. | |
| Dyadic | Printers (Various) | poa | Range of APL printers available. |
| General Software | Mellordata | poa | |
| Shandell | HDS Monitors | 965-1395 | A range of APL monitors. Please call for details. |
| X-Terminals | 1000-3500 | View-stations for use with all X-Windows systems |
APL PACKAGES¶
| COMPANY | PRODUCT | PRICES(£) | DETAILS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active Workspace Ltd | |||
| Syndicate Manager | poa | Lloyd’s managing agent’s syndicate / company accounting system. Stamp & Personal accounts (inc. Run offs) | |
| APL-385 | APL-385 FSM-385 DRAW-385 DB-385 GEN-385 |
50(PC),125(mf) | Including ... Screen development Screen design Relational W.S. Miscellaneous Utilities |
| The APL Group | Qualedi | $1500-4000 | Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) translation software for the PC, with strict compliance checking. |
| APL Software Ltd (mainframe) |
RDS | poa | Relation Data Base System |
| 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 | |
| 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 | 275 | Utilities including: RAM disk, full screen data entry, menu input, report generation, exception handling and games. |
| IRMA Module | 90 | 327x IRMA support. | |
| FIN & STAT. LIBRARY | 250 | Financial & Statistical routines | |
| SPREADSHEET MGR | 150 | APL-based spreadsheet for APL*PLUS/PC. Cell arithmetic; transfers to ASCII & Lotus | |
| CYBEX AB | APL Graf/PC | 290 | Presentation graphics for APL*PLUS/PC (CGI) |
| APL Graf II/PC | 390 | Presentation graphics for APL*PLUS II/PC (CGI). | |
| Utility Functions APL2 | 1900 | For APL mainframe; Incl. a very fast search. | |
| Utility Functions II/PC | 130 | Same package for APL*PLUS II/PC. | |
| 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 | Software to transfer workspaces between APL*PLUS and Sharp, and between APL*PLUS and I-APL. Software to import IBM .ATF files to APL*PLUS. |
| APL*PLUS Utilities | Public domain software, unlock locked fns, a user-friendly alternative to locking, fns of mathematical physics, menus, and others. | ||
| IAC/Human Interfaces | IAC/Graf | 15 | Graph plotting for I-APL/Mac |
| IAC/Vox | 15 | Spoken APL characters for I-APL/Mac | |
| I-APL Ltd | Educational workspaces | 5 | PC format disks with the examples from: Thomson, Espinasse (Kits 1-4), Kromberg, Jizba & FinnAPL. All the examples to save your fingers! |
| Impetus Ltd | Impetus | poa | Corporate Modelling and Reporting System. |
| INFOSTROY | APL*PLUS/Xbase Interface (PC Version) | $98 | Complete package written in C. Comparable with the data, index & memo files of FoxPro, dBASE, & Clipper. Multi-user support. |
| APL*PLUS/Xbase Interface (II/386 Version) | $198 | Complete package written in C. Comparable with the data, index & memo files of FoxPro, dBASE, & Clipper. Multi-user support. | |
| Interprocess Systems | IEDIT | $3000-5000 | Full screen APL2 editor with immediate APL execution, and full-screen debugger |
| AOC | poa | APL2 Optimizing Compiler, translates APL2 functions to FORTRAN programs. | |
| (mainframe) | AFM | $6500-15300 | High performance component and keyed file system (VS APL and APL2) |
| (PC) | AFM | $175 | Single user component and keyed files for APL2/PC. |
| Enhanced Format | $2575 | A QuadFMT data formatter for VS APL and APL2 | |
| PowerCode | $2000 | External functions for APL2 | |
| CALL/AP | $4700 | For calling non-APL programs (VS APL and APL2) | |
| WSORG | poa | Full-screen Workspace Organizer for APL2. | |
| Mercia | STATGRAPHICS 5 | 635 | The old favourite. |
| STATGRAPHICS PLUS | 895 | Now running under APL*PLUS II - so you can have as much workspace as you want! | |
| LOGOL 90 | poa | Logistics management system for 386/486 & RISC computers. Sales Forecasting, Inventory Management, Master Scheduling, Distribution Requirements Planning, Sales & Operations Planning. | |
| TWIGS | poa | A modular library of tools to teach and explore state-of-the-art materials management concepts. Developed by R.G. Brown. | |
| MicroAPL | MicroTASK | 250 | Product development aids |
| MicroFILE | 250 | File utilities and database | |
| MicroPLOT | 250 | Graphics for HP plotters etc | |
| MicroLINK | 250 | General device communications | |
| MicroFORM | 250 | Full screen forms design | |
| MicroSPAN | 250 | Comprehensive APL tutor | |
| MicroPLOT/PC | 250 | For APL*PLUS/PC product | |
| MicroSPAN/PC | 250 | APL self instruction for APL*PLUS/PC | |
| STATGRAPHICS Rel 5 | 590 | ||
| Reuters Ltd | GLCS | poa | Global risk management for banks |
| LOGOS | poa | Application Development Environment | |
| MAILBOX | poa | Electronic Mail | |
| NEWSFLASH | poa | Real-time message exchange | |
| VIEWPOINT | poa | 4GL with interfaces to DB2, ADABAS, and MVS datasets | |
| UNIWARE (for mainframe) |
STSC’s ENHANCEMENTS | poa | Quad-functions & nested arrays for IBM VSAPL under VM/CMS and MVS/TSO |
| STSC’s SHAREFILE | poa | component files for IBM VSAPL under VM/CMS and MVS/TSO and for IBM APL2 | |
| TOOLS & UTILITIES | poa | Including FILEPRINT, FILESORT, FILECONVERT FILEMANAGER(EMMA) STSC’s database package | |
| EXECUCALC | poa | Mainframe spreadsheet compatible with VISICALC and part of LOTUS 1-2-3 under VSAPL(VM or TSO) | |
| (for APL*PLUS/PC) | APL Debugger 2.1 | FF1950 FF9750 |
A visual APL debugger to help develop applications (site license) |
| Menus 3.0 | FF2450 FF12250 |
Complete set of hierarchical menu utilities (site license) |
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| ETATGEN 2.0 | FF1950 FF9750 |
Page layout report generator (site license) |
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| UNITAB 2.0 | FF4550 FF22750 |
An APL*PLUS spreadsheet-like data entry and validation system (site license) |
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| UNIASM 3.0 (site license) | FF4950 | Assembler utilities to speed up APL*PLUS/PC applications | |
| UNISTAT 5.1 | FF2900 | Data analysis add-on module for Statgraphics | |
| (for APL*PLUS II) | UNIWARE Toolkit II 4.1 | FF39000 | (site license only). Relational database system and complete set of utilities for APL*PLUS II development |
| APL Debugger II 2.1 | FF2950 FF14750 |
A visual APL debugger to help develop applications (site license) |
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| Menus II 4.0 | FF3950 FF19750 |
Complete set of hierarchical mouse-driven menu utilities (site license) |
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| ETATGEN II 2.0 | FF2950 FF14750 |
Page layout report generator (site license) |
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| UNITAB II 2.0 | FF6950 FF34750 |
An APL*PLUS spreadsheet-like data entry and validation system (site license) |
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| UNISTAT Plus 5.2 | FF4300 | Data analysis add-on module for Statgraphics | |
| Warwick University | BATS | 250 | 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. | |
| Zark | APL Tutor (PC) | $299 | APL computer-based training. Available for APL*PLUS PC & APL*PLUS II. Demo disk $10. |
| APL Tutor (MF) | $5000 | Mainframe version. | |
| Zark ACE | $99 | APL continuing education. APL tutor news and hotline phone support. | |
| APL Advanced Techniques.... | $59.95 | 488pp. book, (ISBN 0-9619067-07) including 2-disk set of utility functions (APL*PLUS PC format). | |
| Communications | $200 pc, $500 mf | Move workspaces or files between APL environments. |
APL CONSULTANCY¶
| COMPANY | PRODUCT | PRICES(£) | DETAILS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active Workspace | Consultancy | poa | PC Based APL system design, programming and implementation. |
| Adfee | Consultancy | poa | Development, maintenance, conversion, migration, documentation, of APL products in all APL environments |
| 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. |
| Camacho | Consultancy | poa | Specialising in programming & manual writing. |
| Chapman | Consultancy | 250-500 | 24-hour programmer: APL, C, assembler, graphics; PC, mini, mainframe, network. |
| Cocking/Drury | Consultancy | 175-275 275-350 300-450 400-600 450-750 |
Junior consultant Consultant Senior consultant Principal Consultant Managing consultant |
| Peter Cyriax | Consultancy | 100-150 120-200 160-300 |
Junior Consultant Consultant Senior Consultant |
| David Crossley | Consultancy | poa | Broad experience in many APL environments |
| 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 |
| General Software | Consultancy | from 120 | |
| Michael Hughes | Consultancy | poa | Consultant with 10+ years experience with various APL interpreters and C. |
| H.M.W. | Consultancy | poa | System design consultancy, programming. HMW specialize in banking and prototyping work. |
| IAC/Human Interfaces | Consultancy | 350 | APL on Macintosh & PC. HCI design. VDU ergonomics: EC/Health & Safety compliance. |
| Documentation | 100-200 | On-line assistance, product demos & mock-ups, manual writing; foreign language software localization. | |
| Training | poa | Using I-APL for courseware & distance learning materials; Mac programming in C, APL & HyperCard. | |
| INFOSTROY | Consultancy | poa | APL*PLUS & Windows consultancy. Porting of software written in C into APL*PLUS. |
| Intelligent Programs | Consultancy | poa | Systems development, enhancements, support. |
| Documentation | poa | Preparation of new manuals, rewriting of existing materials. | |
| Training | poa | Training for APL experts through to non-technical system users. | |
| Lingo Allegro USA | Consultancy | poa | General APL consultancy specializing in Prototyping, Migration, Mainframe to PC Downsizing, Performance Analysis, Troubleshooting, and Graphics. |
| MicroAPL | Consultancy | poa | Technical & applications consultancy. |
| Ellis Morgan | Consultancy | 250-500 | Business Forecasting & APL Systems. |
| M.T.I.C. | Consultancy | 240-500 | Business analysis and APL consultancy |
| Optima | Consultancy | poa | A range of consultants with 3-15 yrs APL PC and mf experience. |
| Parallax Systems Inc | Consultancy | $750 | Introductory APL, APL for End-user & Advanced Topics in APL |
| QB On-Line | Consultancy | 350 | Specialising in Banking, Financial & Planning Systems. |
| Rochester Group | Consultancy | poa | Specialise in MIS using Sharp APL |
| Rex Swain | Consultancy | poa | Independent consultant, 15 years experience. Custom software development & training, PC and/or mainframe. |
| Uniware | Consultancy (Senior) | FF/day 5000 | Consultancy from people with at least 8 years APL experience. |
| Consultancy (Senior) | FF/day 7500 | Advice and training in Windows programming with APL*PLUS II | |
| Training | FF10000 | 5-day class on Windows programming with PLUS II version 4.0 | |
| Wickliffe Computer | Consultancy | poa | System design, consultancy, programming and documentation. Especially project management and decision support systems |
OTHER PRODUCTS¶
| COMPANY | PRODUCT | PRICES(£) | DETAILS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adfee | Employment | poa | Contractors and permanent employees |
| 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. |
| HRH Systems | APL lessons | On-screen interactive APL lessons for APL*PLUS, TryAPL2, Sharp and I-APL — in English or French. | |
| The BBS\APL: | 301-384-3672, 300/1200/2400/9600 b, N-8-1, 24 hours. APL educational material is downloadable free. An additional 30 megs of APL software for APL*PLUS, PLUS II, IBM, Sharp & I-APL is available to subscribers (cost is $24/yr). | ||
| I-APL Ltd | An APL Tutorial | 3 | 45pp by Alvord & Thomson |
| An Encyclopaedia of APL (2d Ed) | 6 | 228pp by Helzer | |
| APL in Social Studies | 3 | 36pp by Traberman | |
| I-APL Instruction Manual (2d Ed) | 3 | 55pp by Camacho & Ziemann | |
| APL Programs for the Mathematics Classroom (Springer-Verlag) | 16 | 185pp by Thomson | |
| J Dictionary | 16 | by Ken Iverson | |
| Programming in J | 10 | 75pp by Ken Iverson | |
| Arithmetic | 12 | 118pp by Ken Iverson | |
| An Introduction to J | 8 | 47pp by Ken Iverson | |
| Tangible math | 8 | 36pp by Ken Iverson | |
| Sharp APL Reference Manual | 18 | 349pp by Berry | |
| APL Press Books | poa | A comprehensive selection of early APL literature | |
| Please note there is a packing charge of £3 per order | |||
| IBM (APL Products) | APL2 Keycaps | poa | Keycaps for the PC and PS/2 (USA and UK standard). Product Number SX80-0270. |
| APL2 Keyboard Stickers | poa | Product Number SC33-0604. | |
| Reuters Ltd | MVSLINK | poa | Auxiliary processor complex, providing SharpAPL (Unix & MVS) with facilities to access MVS data, and invoke non-APL MVS software on remote MVS systems. |
| SSQL | poa | Auxiliary processor providing SharpAPL (Unix & MVS) with high-performance SQL interface to DB2. | |
| Iverson Software Inc. | J | $24 | Documentation & shareware for many popular machines, including PC, MAC, SUN, & ARCHIMEDES. |
| J Source | $90 | Documented source code in C for porting to other machines (Shareware). | |
| Programming in J | $15 | 76pp. | |
| Tangible Math | $12 | 34pp. | |
| Arithmetic | $18 | 123pp. | |
| Renaissance Data Systems | Booksellers | The widest range of APL books available anywhere. See Vector advertisements. |
OVERSEAS ASSOCIATIONS¶
| GROUP | LOCATION | JOURNAL | OTHER SERVICES | Ann.Sub. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACM/SIGAPL | USA | Quote Quad | ||
| APL Bay Area | USA N. California | APLBUG | Monthly Meetings (2nd Monday) | $15 |
| APL Club Germany | Germany | APL Journal | Semi-annual meetings | DM60 |
| Ass. Francophone pour la promotion d’APL | France | Les Nouvelles d’APL | ||
| BACUS | Belgium | APL-CAM | Conferences & Seminars | £18 ($30) |
| CPC UG APL SIG (Capital PCUG) | Washington, D.C. | Capital PC Monitor | Monthly meetings, occasional classes | free |
| Dutch APL Assoc. | Holland | - | Mini-congress, APL ShareWare Initiative | |
| APL Club Austria | Austria | - | Quarterly Meetings | 200AS(indiv), 1000AS(corp) |
| Sydney APLUG | Sydney, Australia | Epsilon | Monthly Meetings |
VENDOR ADDRESSES¶
| COMPANY | CONTACT | ADDRESS & TELEPHONE No. |
|---|---|---|
| ACM/SIGAPL | ACM, 1515 Broadway, New York, NY 10036 USA Tel: (212) 626-0611 | |
| Active Workspace Ltd | Ross D Ranson | Moulsham Mill Centre, Parkway, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 7PX. Tel: (0245)-496647; Fax: 0245-496646. |
| Adfee | Bernard Smoor | Dorpsstraat 50, 4128 BZ Lexmond, Netherlands. Tel: 31-3474-2337, Fax: 31-3474-2342 |
| APL-385 | Adrian Smith | Brook House, Gilling East, York. Tel: 04393-385 |
| APLBUG | Lewis H. Robinson | [address and telephone number omitted] |
| APL Club Austria | Erich Gall | IBM Österreich, Obere Donaustrasse 95, A-1020 Wien, Austria |
| APL Club Germany | Dieter Lattermann | IBM Germany, Wickensstrasse 1a, D-6900 Heidelberg, Germany. Tel: (49) 6221-404-243 |
| The APL Group Inc | Stuart Sawabini | 644 Danbury Road, WILTON, CT 06897 USA. Tel: (203) 762-3933 Fax: (203) 762-2108 |
| APL People / Software | Jill Moss | The Old Malthouse, Clarence St, BATH, BA1 5NS. Tel: 0225-462602 |
| Association Francophone pour la promotion d’APL | Dr. Gérard Langlet | SCM, C.E. Saclay, F-91191-Gif sur Yvette, France. Fax: (33) 1 69 08 79 63 |
| BACUS | Joseph de Kerf | [address omitted] |
| 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: 071436 9481 Fax: 071-436 0524 |
| CPC UG | Lynne Startz | Capital PC User Group, 51 Monroe Street, Suite PE-2, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA. Tel: 301-762-9372. |
| CYBEX AB | Lars Wentzel | Gruvgatan 35B, S-421 30 V. Frölunda, Sweden. Tel: (46) 31-45 37 40. Fax: (46) 31-45 24 23. |
| Datatrade Ltd. | Ian Tomlin | 1 & 2 Sterling Business Park, Salthouse Road, Brackmills, Northampton, NN4 0EX. Tel: 0604-760241 |
| David Crossley | [address and telephone number omitted] | |
| Dutch APL Association | Bernard Smoor (Sec) | Postbus 1341, 3430BH Nieuwegein. Tel: 03474-2337 |
| Dyadic Systems Ltd. | Peter Donnelly | Riverside View, Basing Road, Old Basing, Basingstoke, Hants RG24 0AL. Tel: 0256-811125 Fax: 0256-811130 |
| E & S Associates | Frank Evans | 19 Homesdale Road, Orpington, Kent BR5 1JS. Tel: 0689-824741 |
| General Software Ltd | M.E. Martin | 22 Russell Road, Northolt, Middx, UB5 4QS. Tel: 081-864-9537 |
| H.M.W. Trading Systems | Stan Wilkinson | Hamilton House, 1 Temple Avenue, Victoria Embankment, London EC4Y 0HA. Tel: 071-353-4212; Fax: 071-353-3325 |
| HRH Systems | Dick Holt | Box 4496, Silver Spring, Maryland 20914, USA. |
| Michael Hughes | [address and telephone number omitted] | |
| IAC/Human Interfaces | Ian A. Clark | [address and telephone number omitted] |
| I-APL Ltd | Anthony Camacho (for queries, order forms) |
[address and telephone number omitted] |
| J C Business Services (for pre-paid orders only) |
56 The Crescent, Milton, Weston-super-Mare, Avon, BS22 8DU | |
| IBM (APL Products) | Nancy Wheeler | APL Products (M46V/D12), IBM Santa Teresa, PO Box 49023, 555 Bailey Avenue, San Jose CA 95161-9023, USA. Tel: 1-408-463-APL2 |
| Impetus Ltd | Cedric Heddle | Rusper, Sandy Lane, Ivy Hatch, SEVENOAKS, Kent TN15 0PD Tel: 0732-885126 |
| INFOSTROY | Alexei Miroshnikov | 3 S. Tulenin Lane, St. Petersburg 191186 Russia. Tel:812-3111611 Fax:812-3153321 |
| Interprocess Systems Inc. | Stella Chamberlain | 9040 Roswell Road, Suite 690, Atlanta, Georgia 30350-1131, USA Tel: (404) 992-8400. Fax: (404) 998-4869 |
| Intelligent Programs Ltd | Mike Bucknall | 9 Gun Wharf, 130 Wapping High St, London E1 9NH Tel: 071-265-1120 |
| Iverson Software Inc. | Eric Iverson | 33 Major Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2K9 Tel:(416) 925-6096 Fax: (416) 488-7559 |
| Lingo Allegro USA Inc. | Steven J. Halasz | 203 North LaSalle St., Suite 2100, Chicago IL 60601 USA Tel: (312) 558-1342 Fax: (312) 346-9603 |
| Mercia Software Ltd. | Gareth Brentnall | Holt Court North, Heneage Street West, Aston Science Park, Birmingham B7 4AX. Tel: 021-359-5096. Fax: 021-359-0375 |
| MicroAPL Ltd. | David Eastwood | South Bank Technopark, 90 London Road, LONDON SE1 6LN Tel: 071-922 8866 Fax: 071-928 1006 |
| Ellis Morgan | [address and telephone number omitted] | |
| M.T.I.C. | Ray Cannon | 21 Woodbridge Rd, Blackwater, Camberley, Surrey GU17 0BS Tel: 0252-874697 |
| Optima Systems Ltd | Paul Grosvenor | Airport House, Purley Way, Croydon, Surrey CR0 0XY Tel: 081 781-1812 Fax: 081 781-1999 |
| Peter Cyriax Systems | Peter Cyriax | [address and telephone number omitted] |
| QB On-Line Systems | Philip Bulmer | 5 Surrey House, Portsmouth Rd., Camberley, Surrey, GU15 1LB. Tel: 0276-20789. Fax: 0276-683427. Mobile: 0831-307548 |
| 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 |
| Reuters Ltd | Laurie Howard | Reuter Nederland BV, PO Box 8230, 1005 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands Tel: +31 20 570 8733 Fax: +31 20 570 8758 |
| The Rochester Group Inc. | Robert Pullman | 50 S.Union St., Rochester NY 14607-1828, U.S.A. Tel: 716-454-4360. Fax:716-454-5430 |
| Shandell Systems Ltd. | Maurice Shanahan | Chiltern House, High Street, Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks., HP8 4QH. Tel: 02407-2027. Fax: 02407-3118 |
| Rex Swain | [address and telephone number omitted] | |
| Sydney APLUG | Rob Hodgkinson | GPO Box 1425, Sydney, NSW 2001, Australia |
| Uniware | Eric Lescasse | 15 Rue Erlanger, 75016 Paris, France. Tel: (1) 45-27-20-61. Fax: (1) 45-27-20-71. Telex: 648348F UNIWARE |
| Wickliffe Computer Ltd | Nick Telfer | 76 Victoria Rd., Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 6JD. Tel: 0946-692588 |
| Warwick University | Prof. Jeff Harrison | Dept of Statistics, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL Tel: 0203-523369 |
| Zark Incorporated | Gary A. Bergquist | 53 Shenipsit St, Vernon CT 06066, USA. Tel: (203) 872-7806 |