Contents of Vector Vol.15 No.2

Vol.15 No.2
October 1998

The Journal
of the British APL
Association

144 Pages of the best in APL
... plus
• First Impressions of Dyalog 8.2	26
• Eric Iverson at the BAA	49
• John Scholes on Threads	73
• Smith on HTML Image Maps	105
• Reiter on Fractals	104
• Crossley on Data Migration	138

Editor: Stefano Lanzavecchia

Editorial Stefano Lanzavecchia 3

APL NEWS

Quick Reference Diary 5

Correspondence 7

World APL News 9

APL Product Guide Gill Smith 12

Dyalog APL 8.2 – First Impressions Adrian Smith 26

The Education Vector

Zark Newletter Extracts
Crossword & solution to crossword in 15.1 edited by Jon Sandles 36

J-ottings 18: Transposition Norman Thomson 43

RECENT MEETINGS – APL98

Eric Iverson at the BAA notes by Adrian Smith 49

BAA Vendors’ Forum notes by Jon Sandles 55

Using Threads – APL98 Workshop Dyadic Systems 61

GENERAL ARTICLES

Threads:An Introduction to Mulithreading John Scholes 73

HTML Basics for APLers (VI): Image Maps Adrian Smith 85

TECHNICAL SECTION

Hackers’ Corner:
Context Help and COM in +Win Ajay Askoolum 96

At Play With J: Maximum Infix Sums Gene McDonnell 100

Word of Words from Iterated Function Systems Reiter, Reiter & Reiter 104

Data Conversion Between APL Versions David Crossley 121

Index to Advertisers 143

Please note that Ray Cannon’s article on Utilities for the Dyalog Session (Part 2) has been held over to 15:3.
The J scripts from Cliff Reiter’s article on fractals are on his website at http://www.lafayette.edu/~reiterc/misc_frac/wow.html

Editorial	Stefano Lanzavecchia	3
APL NEWS
Quick Reference Diary		5
Correspondence		7
World APL News		9
APL Product Guide	Gill Smith	12
Dyalog APL 8.2 – First Impressions	Adrian Smith	26
The Education Vector
Zark Newletter Extracts Crossword & solution to crossword in 15.1	edited by Jon Sandles	36
J-ottings 18: Transposition	Norman Thomson	43
RECENT MEETINGS – APL98
Eric Iverson at the BAA	notes by Adrian Smith	49
BAA Vendors’ Forum	notes by Jon Sandles	55
Using Threads – APL98 Workshop	Dyadic Systems	61
GENERAL ARTICLES
Threads:An Introduction to Mulithreading	John Scholes	73
HTML Basics for APLers (VI): Image Maps	Adrian Smith	85
TECHNICAL SECTION
Hackers’ Corner: Context Help and COM in +Win	Ajay Askoolum	96
At Play With J: Maximum Infix Sums	Gene McDonnell	100
Word of Words from Iterated Function Systems	Reiter, Reiter & Reiter	104
Data Conversion Between APL Versions	David Crossley	121
Index to Advertisers		143