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Language peer sets for TABSOL:
United States
United States/1960
Designed 1960
1960s languages
Second generation
Early Cold War
Genus Decision tables
Business Data Processing
Decision tables
Context-based
Data representation
Decision tables/1960
Context-based /1960
Data representation/1960
Decision tables/United States
Context-based /United States
Data representation/United States
Business Data Processing
Business Data Processing/1960
Business Data Processing/us

TABSOL(ID:142/tab012)

Tabular systems language 

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Country: United States
Designed 1960
Published: 1960
Genus: Decision tables
Sammet category: Business Data Processing


for TABular Systems Oriented Language

T.F. Kavanaugh General Electric 1960

A language extension for GECOM written in the form of truth tables which was compiled into code for the tests and actions described.

from BRL Manifest
"TABSOL - TABular Systems Oriented Language. Allows source programs to be described in tabular form. It is a structure technique used to describe the step-by-step decision logic in the process of solving a problem."




Places
Structures:
Related languages
GECOM TABSOL   Subsystem of
LOGTAB TABSOL   Evolution of
TABSOL DETAB-X   Evolution of
TABSOL FORTAB   Influence

References:
  • Kavanagh, T. F. (1960) Kavanagh, T. F. "TABSOL - A fundamental concept for systems-oriented language" p117
          in [JCC 18] (1960) [JCC 18] Proceedings of the 1960 Eastern Joint Computer Conference, New York, December 1960
  • Douglas, A. (1961) Douglas, A. S. and Baecker, H. D. review of Kavanaugh 1961 Abstract
          in (1961) ACM Computing Reviews 2(04) July-August 1961
  • General Electric Corporation, (1961) General Electric Corporation, "GECOM--the general compiler," CP13 144 (IOM-4-61), General Electric Corporation Computer Dept., April 1961 Extract: GECOM!!!
          in (1961) ACM Computing Reviews 2(04) July-August 1961
  • Grad, Burton (1961) Grad, Burton "Tables Signal Better Communication," Presentation to GUIDE, June 1, 1961
          in (1961) ACM Computing Reviews 2(04) July-August 1961
  • Grad, Burton (1961) Grad, Burton "Tabular Form in Decision Logic," Datamation Magazine, July 1961
          in (1961) ACM Computing Reviews 2(04) July-August 1961
  • Kavanaugh, T. F. (1961) Kavanaugh, T. F. "TABSOL, the language of decision making"
          in (1961) Computer Automation 10(9) 1961
  • Klick, Donald C. (1961) Klick, Donald C. "TABSOL: A decision table language for the GE 225" Abstract Extract: Introduction
          in [ACM] (1961) Proceedings of the 16th ACM National Conference, January 1961
  • Laden, H. (1961) Laden, H. N. review of Kavanagh 1961 Abstract
          in [ACM] (1961) Proceedings of the 16th ACM National Conference, January 1961
  • Clippinger, RF; (1962) Clippinger, RF; "Information algebra" Extract: COBOL, DETAB, IA and influences Extract: Basic concepts Extract: Property spaces Extract: Lines and functions of lines Extract: Areas and functions of areas Extract: Bundles and functions of bundles Extract: Glumps and functions of glumps
          in (1962) The Computer Journal 5(3) October 1962
  • GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY. (1962) GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY. "GE-225 TABSOL reference manual and GE-224 TABSOL application manual." CPB-147B, June 1962
          in (1962) The Computer Journal 5(3) October 1962
  • Laden, H. (1962) Laden, H. N. review of Kavanaugh 1961 Abstract
          in (1962) ACM Computing Reviews 3(01) March-April 1962
  • Weik, Martin H. (1964) Weik, Martin H. "A Fourth Survey of Domestic Electronic Digital Computing Systems" Report No. 1227, January 1964 Ballistic Research Laboratories, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland Online copy at Computer History Museum
          in (1962) ACM Computing Reviews 3(01) March-April 1962
  • King, P J H (1967) King, P J H "Decision tables"
          in (1967) The Computer Journal 10(2) 1967
  • Hughes et al (1968) Hughes, Marion L.; Shank, Richard M. , and Stein, Elinor Svendsen "Decision Tables" MDI Publications, Wayne, Pennsylvania, 1968 Extract: TABSOL
          in (1967) The Computer Journal 10(2) 1967
  • McDaniel, Herman (1970) McDaniel, Herman "Decision Table Software: A Handbook" U.S. Civil Service Commission Brandon/Systems Press, Inc. Princeton
          in (1967) The Computer Journal 10(2) 1967
  • Sterbenz, Robert F. (1971) Sterbenz, Robert F. "Tabsol decision table preprocessor" pp33-40 Abstract DOI Extract: Summary Extract: Introduction Extract: Design Objectives Extract: The design goals Extract: Implementation of TABSOL Preprocessor Extract: Decision Table Optimization Extract: TABSOL Experience
          in [SIGPLAN] (1971) [ACM] SIGPLAN Notices 6(09) September 1971 Special issue on decision tables
  • Sammet (1972) Sammet, Jean E., "Roster of Programming Languages 1972" 282
          in (1972) Computers & Automation 21(6B), 30 Aug 1972
  • Wells (1972) Wells, Mark B. "A review of two-dimensional programming languages" pp1-10
          in [TDMMC] (1972) Proceedings of the SIGPLAN symposium on Two-dimensional man-machine communication 1972 , Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States
  • Stock and Stock (1973) Stock, Marylene and Stock, Karl F. "Bibliography of Programming Languages: Books, User Manuals and Articles from PLANKALKUL to PL/I" Verlag Dokumentation, Pullach/Munchen 1973 603 Abstract
          in [TDMMC] (1972) Proceedings of the SIGPLAN symposium on Two-dimensional man-machine communication 1972 , Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States
  • Minker, Jack and Minker, Rita G. (1980) Minker, Jack and Minker, Rita G. "Optimization of Boolean Expressions-Historical Developments" pp237-238
          in (1980) Annals of the History of Computing 02(3) July 1980
  • Hurley (1983) Hurley, R. B. Decision Tables in Software Engineering. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York 1983.
          in (1980) Annals of the History of Computing 02(3) July 1980
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