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ALGOL 60 at 60: The greatest computer language you've never used and grandaddy of the programming family tree

Antron Argaiv Silver badge

Re: .. never used .. ?

When I was at Data General in the 80s, I modified their D200 terminal firmware to handle and display the overstrike characters required by APL. To my knowledge, this was the first non-storage tube display to be able to do that.

I think they might have sold 10 of them. APL was never more than a niche product for DG.

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