Ampere WS-1 Japanese APL Clamtop
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7 months ago
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theandrewbailey
7 months ago
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Different Ampere, not the ARM CPU people.
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colanderman
7 months ago
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See also the MCM/70, which also runs APL, and happens to be the world's first portable computer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MCM/70
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imglorp
7 months ago
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Came here to mention this. I saw one around 1985: our numerical methods professor had one but we did our homework on a DEC-20 with a "proper" LA36 terminal with APL font and keycaps.

Wonderful course, taught in APL from the Red Book. Every example and homework was a one-liner. This is why a machine with a one-line LED display was even feasible in practice. And those little cassette tapes probably held a ton of programs.

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abrudz
7 months ago
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jvandonsel
7 months ago
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Let me guess: Freddy Way at CWRU?
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cmrdporcupine
7 months ago
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Wow that's a beautiful machine.
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