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The Origins of APL - 1974
Catherine Lathwell
A 1974 talk-show-style interview with the original developers of APL, including Iverson, Falkoff and Breed. They discuss how the language originated.
Recommended as a vintage TV segment on APL's origins, and quoted for Iverson's view of APL as notation.
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