Pepe, thanks for your interest. I'll try to get something uploaded in the near future and will let you know when there is something to see.
Regards, Roger On Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 12:24 AM, Jose Mario Quintana < [email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for posting these links Roger. I, for one, am interested in J7. I > tried and it feels a little alien now. So, please upload the corresponding > "J Introduction and Dictionary" if you do not mind. > > On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 6:37 AM, roger stokes <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > If there is some interest in the early J interpreters, then people > might > > like to know that > > there is some stuff on my website: a couple of zip files. > > Each one contains a complete set of source files from about 1993, > > a compiled executable, some documentation (read.me) and a build script > > Each executable (imp.exe or imp) is a single statically-linked file and > > should run in a terminal window. > > > > www.learningj.com/W0.zip is for Windows: > > > > www.learningj.com/L0.zip is for Linux > > > > I have a copy of the "J Introduction and Dictionary", for Version 7 of > 1993 > > and if there was any interest > > I could scan it and upload it (although I have an idea somebody might > have > > done this already) > > > > Regards > > Roger > > > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 3:22 AM, Dan Bron <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Pepe wrote: > > > > Let us add another twist, courtesy of David Lambert, to the Exercise > 1: > > > > > > > > > All these puzzles are interesting, but ever since you posted the “holy > > > grail”, the “write a tacit adverb to do X” challenges have been reduced > > (in > > > principle) to “write a tacit verb to do X”, and given you sent me, in > > > something like 2002, a complete implementation of a Turing Machine as a > > > tacit verb, the exercises seem … superfluous. > > > > > > In other words, it can all be done, because you have done all of it. > In a > > > very literal sense. > > > > > > The upside, however, is I have never read one of your posts and not > > > learned something not only new, but intriguing. If I were given to > envy, > > I > > > might have experienced that, as well. Good thing the only sentiment I > > feel > > > for my fellow man is admiration ;) > > > > > > That said, if Thomas comes through with an interpreter which > > re-introduces > > > (some of) the F Trains table, new challenges (in terms of brevity and > > > algebraic reduction) will open up to us. If I were given to > > > competitiveness, I might perceive that as a kind of perverse > motivation. > > > > > > I’m already dusting off my running shoes. > > > > > > -Dan > > > > > > * In general, I have been, historically, lax about backups. > > > > > > In general, I am not bothered, because death is inevitable and > > possessions > > > are but albatrosses about our necks, but a few losses have made me > regret > > > this specific foible. > > > > > > All the lost treasures which I was given by the luminaries of J, early > in > > > my career, before I was in a position to truly appreciate them, > including > > > your Turing Machine, personal correspondence from Ken, private guidance > > by > > > Henry Rich, a utilities file presented to me by Kirk Iverson, etc, > number > > > among these regrets. > > > > > > Ah well, youth is not known for its gratitude, is it? > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
