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1.1     ! root        1: From G:shallit  Fri Sep 24 11:47:04 1982
        !             2: To: kim:anderson kim:baden
        !             3: Status: R
        !             4: 
        !             5: 
        !             6: September 17, 1982
        !             7: 
        !             8: I've been fooling around with APL\11 that we got from Purdue.  Here are
        !             9: some comments:
        !            10: 
        !            11: First, you should look at the READ_ME file.  This has some important
        !            12: notes about editing the source before you compile.  I've only compiled
        !            13: it on the VAX, so I had to add the DVMUNIX flag.  The directory
        !            14: /manual  has the nroff source to make a manual.  It also has a
        !            15: READ_ME with some useful info.
        !            16: 
        !            17: If you are using an APL terminal, you should probably set the erase
        !            18: character to something other than backspace (for example, escape).  You
        !            19: do this with <stty erase ...>.  You should probably turn off echoing
        !            20: of the control characters with a <stty -ctlecho> command.  This lets
        !            21: you do real overstriking.  You should probably also change the kill
        !            22: character to something other than the ampersand.
        !            23: 
        !            24: Don't forget to invoke apl with the -m option when you use it.
        !            25: 
        !            26: To make the editor work you must edit line 33 of ai.c so it can
        !            27: find the editor on your own disk, not /bin/xed etc.
        !            28: 
        !            29: There are some bugs.  For example, ( iota 0 )/ iota 0    gives an
        !            30: INTEGER DIVIDE error.  This is really strange, considering that the
        !            31: slash there is compression, NOT division!  Also, scans STILL work
        !            32: backwards.  Try  divide \ 1 2 3  and compare with regular APL.
        !            33: 
        !            34: There are several workspace distributed with this APL.  They are
        !            35: in the directory /lib  , which also has a READ_ME file.
        !            36: 
        !            37: 

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