Pambuyo pazaka zopitilira ziwiri, GNU Project anayambitsa kumasulidwa GNU APL 1.8, womasulira wa chimodzi mwa zilankhulo zakale kwambiri zamapulogalamu - APL, kukwaniritsa mokwanira zofunika za ISO 13751 muyezo (βProgramming Language APL, Extendedβ). Chiyankhulo cha APL chimakonzedwa kuti chizigwira ntchito ndi magulu osungidwa mosasamala ndipo chimathandizira manambala ovuta, zomwe zimapangitsa kuti zikhale zodziwika bwino powerengera zasayansi ndi kukonza deta. Kumayambiriro kwa zaka za m'ma 1970, lingaliro la makina a APL linalimbikitsa kupanga makompyuta oyambirira a dziko lapansi, IBM 5100. APL inalinso yotchuka kwambiri pa makompyuta a Soviet kumayambiriro kwa zaka za m'ma 80. Machitidwe amakono otengera malingaliro a APL akuphatikizapo malo a makompyuta a Mathematica ndi MATLAB.