Russia: A Future Great APL Power? Erhki Juvonen IBM Finland Box 265 SF-00101 Helsinki Finland 358-04591-4594880 JUVONEN at H E K V M During the past two to three years, increasing numbers of I B M PC-compatible computers have been installed in Russia and the P C architecture is practically the prevailing standard of microcomputers. Western A P t implementations, especially S T S C A P L ~ r P L U S and I B M A P t 2 have a good reputation, but very few users have had an opportunity to acquire the products. APL Applications Despite o f t he limited com put er and soi~ware r e s o u r c e s APL is being used for v e r y serious applications, especially in m a t h e m a t i c a l and t e c h n i c a l sciences. Maybe t he main r e a s o n why R u ssia n A PL did not get any publicity duri ng m a n y y e a r s o f its active existence was t h a
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