Talk:APL\1130

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First publicly available APL?

I believe the claim APL\1130 was the first APL to be publicly available, before APL\360, is incorrect and comes from confusing 1130's initial implementation in 1967 with its release in 1968. The contributed program library documentation for APL\360 shows copyright 1968; I can't find a month but the Computer History Museum says "by August 1968". In contrast, "How We Got to APL\1130" says APL\1130 was "released to the public late in 1968", and the only version of 1130's contributed program document I can find says revised 5/5/69. I can't find any historical source saying 1130 was the first. So I'm removing this claim from the APL Wiki; I'll be on the lookout for any solid sources that say APL\360 was first. --Marshall (talk) 16:08, 5 May 2020 (UTC)