APL2

IBM APL2 is an array-oriented programming language and development system.

It aimed to combine all their previous and diverse APL offerings into one coherent product line. Initially only available for OS/2 but eventually was available for all mini and mainframe operating systems from IBM in addition to Microsoft Windows and most Unix platforms as well, there was also a version available for DOS that was slightly simpler than the other offerings.

APL2 is available for IBM mainframes running VM or z/OS (TSO) and workstations running AIX, Linux, Sun Solaris or Windows.

Version

APL2/PC

APL2 for OS/2 (APL2/2)

• Advanced Version 1.0
• Entry edition
  • 1.1.19 (May 2001)

APL2 for AIX (APL2/6000)

APL2 for Windows

• 1.08 (May 2001)

Workstation APL2 Version 2.0 (Program Number 5724-B74)

• 2019: Service Level 25
• 2019: Service Level 26 - for Windows (no updates for AIX, Linux and Solaris)

Mainframe

• APL2 Version 2 (Program Product 5688-228)
• APL2 Application Environment Version 2 (Program Product 5688-229)

Licence

• Commercial Software

Links

• IBM APL2 (Product page)
• IBM's FTP site for APL2 - Demos, fixes, and information
  • TryAPL2 - Demo (1992)
• IBM APL2 for OS/2 Entry Edition: apldemo.zip

• APL & APL2 typeface in TrueType and Adobe formats (OS/2 APL2 typefaces shipped only in Adobe format)

Tutorials

• A review of IBM's APL2 for OS/2 (entry ed.) - APL Qoute Quad, Volume 25 Issue 3, March 1995 - Pages 17 - 22
• Zdeněk V. Jizba: TEACH0 APL/2 for OS/2 Tutorial, also available with additional material.