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=== Dyadic Systems consulting === | === Dyadic Systems consulting === | ||
Dyadic Systems was formed in 1976 by Ted Hare | Dyadic Systems was formed in 1976 by manager and administrator Phil Goacher with sales lead Ted Hare and APL experts David Crossley, [[Geoff Streeter]], and John Stembridge, all from the APL group at Atkins Computing, which was part of [[wikipedia:Atkins (company)|WS Atkins]] and a [[time-sharing]] provider.<ref>[[Geoff Streeter]]. [https://www.dyalog.com/blog/2018/03/phil-goacher-05-11-40-09-03-18/ "Phil Goacher (05-11-40 – 09-03-18)"]. Dyalog blog. 2018-03-29.</ref> Targetting large companies and especially [[wikipedia:Rank Xerox|Rank Xerox]], Dyadic aimed "to establish a dominant position in a small part of the market based on a reputation for excellence" promoted by "excellent salaries and working conditions", according to its initial prospectus.<ref>[http://archive.vector.org.uk/art10013840 "Dyadic Systems Limited: A Prospective Computing Consultancy"]. 1976.</ref> Because it was not tied to a particular vendor, the company's employees gained experience with many APL dialects. Of these, the most used were [[SHARP APL]], [[APL*PLUS]], and [[Sigma APL]], but Dyadic also worked with APLs from [[IBM]], [[wikipedia:Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]], [[wikipedia:Honeywell|Honeywell]], [[wikipedia:Burroughs Corporation|Burroughs]], and others, and some non-APL languages. IBM's promotion of [[VS APL]] as a platform became another source of demand for APL consulting.<ref name="taylor">Stephen Taylor. [http://archive.vector.org.uk/art10013790 "How we got here"]. [[Vector journal]] Volume 23 special supplement "Dyalog at 25". 2008-09.</ref> | ||
During this period Dyadic hired Pauline Brand and [[Pete Donnelly]]. | During this period Dyadic hired Pauline Brand, and [[Pete Donnelly]] of [[wikipedia:W. H. Smith|W. H. Smith]].<ref name="donnelly">[[Peter Donnelly]]. [https://www.dyalog.com/uploads/files/apl50/Dyalog%20APL%20A%20Personal%20History.pdf "Dyalog APL: A Personal History"].</ref> | ||
=== Dyalog APL === | === Dyalog APL === | ||
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* [https://functionalconf.com/ FunctionalConf] | * [https://functionalconf.com/ FunctionalConf] | ||
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