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{{quote|The enhancements to APL described herein are the result of more than six years of personal experience with [[APL\360]], and countless comments and suggestions from many other users. The shared variable concept goes back in principle to early publication by [[Adin Falkoff|Falkoff]] and [[Ken Iverson|Iverson]], but | {{quote|The enhancements to APL described herein are the result of more than six years of personal experience with [[APL\360]], and countless comments and suggestions from many other users. The shared variable concept goes back in principle to early publication by [[Adin Falkoff|Falkoff]] and [[Ken Iverson|Iverson]], but it was [[Richard Lathwell|R. H. Lathwell]] who recognized the practical potential of the idea and, with L. A. Morrow, designed an effective data processing facility based upon it. The system was implemented by Lathwell, Morrow, [[Jim Brown|J. A. Brown]], and C. F. Shen, all of whom contributed to the design of the other new features as well. R. J. Creasy first proposed the use of surrogate names.|APLSV User's Manual<ref>[[Adin Falkoff]] and [[Ken Iverson]]. [http://www.softwarepreservation.org/projects/apl/Manuals/APLSVUsersManual/view "APLSV User's Manual"]. IBM. 1973.</ref>}} | ||
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