The Description of Finite Sequential Processes

[Roger Hui]

Before J (1989), there was APL (1966); before APL,
there was "A Programming Language" (1962).  And before
"A Programming Language"?  There was "The Description
of Finite Sequential Processes" (1960).

http://www.jsoftware.com/papers/DFSP.htm

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[Stephen Taylor-2]

I take my hat off to your typesetting…

Do you know whose permission I might need to reprint this in Vector?



2009/11/11 Roger Hui <rhui000@...>

> Before J (1989), there was APL (1966); before APL,
> there was "A Programming Language" (1962).  And before
> "A Programming Language"?  There was "The Description
> of Finite Sequential Processes" (1960).
>
> http://www.jsoftware.com/papers/DFSP.htm
>
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[Dan Bron]

Roger wrote:
>  There was "The Description
>  of Finite Sequential Processes" (1960).
>
>  http://www.jsoftware.com/papers/DFSP.htm

Wherein we read:

        A ? {apple, booty, dust, eye, night}

I guess in 1960 Canada, "booty" didn't have its current connotation.  

-Dan
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[Roger Hui]

"Booty" means goods taken by force, and (as I
understand it) even with its current slang meaning
it is not vulgar slang.

BTW, Ken had been living in the US for many years
when he wrote the paper.



----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Bron <j@...>
Date: Thursday, November 12, 2009 6:51
Subject: Re: [Jgeneral] The Description of Finite Sequential Processes
To: General forum <general@...>

> Roger wrote:
> >  There was "The Description
> >  of Finite Sequential Processes" (1960).
> >
> >  http://www.jsoftware.com/papers/DFSP.htm
>
> Wherein we read:
>
> A ? {apple, booty, dust, eye, night}
>
> I guess in 1960 Canada, "booty" didn't have its current
> connotation. 

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