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From: lardieri@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Stephen Lardieri)
Subject: Looking for good APL2 book
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I would like to learn the APL2 language and am looking for recommendations
on a good book to buy.  I would prefer a book that does not assume I will
be using one particular computer system.  I would also prefer a book that
does not waste time trying to teach me programming:  I want to learn the
LANGUAGE, not how important it is to write "structured programs."  :-)
(Especially because I'll mostly be maintaining code rather than writing it.)

If it matters, I will be using APL2 1.3.0 on an IBM 3090 with a Mac running
Brown tn3270 as my terminal.  However, I will eventually be using STSC
APL on a PC, which is why I prefer the book to be non-system-specific.

Please reply to lardieri@princeton.edu
