Monthly Archive for October, 2012

APL@50 York University – Nov 1, 2012

Published on October 19, 2012 in APL/J/K The Movie, History and Kenneth E Iverson. 2 Comments Tags: .by aprogramminglanguage

Ken Iverson with Jean & Eric Iverson & Roger Hui.
June 11, 1998

Right around the time the Silverman Brothers were wrestling with a clandestine copy of the 1966 APL/360 source code, York University bestowed Dr. Iverson with an honorary degree.

Continuing the tradition at the end of this month,  York, in collaboration with its infant Computer History Museum, will host a day long lecture style event aptly titled APL@50 in celebration of the 50th anniversary which marks the publication of Iverson’s seminal book, A Programming Language.  I hope to see you there.

This is a free event & is open to the public.
November 1, 2012,
Doors open at 9am – 4pm See Shedule

York University, Toronto
Lecture Hall B of the Lassonde Building

Please consult the York University maps for the public transit and driving directions as well as for the location of the Lassonde Building.

 

 

 

 

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My hero! Shustek, APL/360 & 10 Years Later

Published on October 10, 2012 in APL/J/K The Movie, CHM, IBM 360 and Kenneth E Iverson. 6 Comments by aprogramminglanguage

It took Len Shustek, chairman of the board of trustees of the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, 10 years to get permission from IBM to publish the APL/360 source code.  Not only has he gone and done it, he’s also written a wonderful companion explanatory essay to go along with its publication. Please see: The APL Programming Language Source Code

Congratulations, Len!  Thank you for your persistence.

(Special thanks to the ever vigilant Christian Langreiter for scooping this story)

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