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Language peer sets for NEBULA:
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1960s languages ↑
Second generation↑
Early Cold War↑
Genus COBOL coeval ↑
COBOL coeval↑
COBOLs↑
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NEBULA(ID:150/neb001)

Ferranti business autocode 

alternate simple view
Country: United Kingdom
Designed 1960
Published: 1960
Genus: COBOL coeval

for Natural Electronic Business Language or New Electronic Business Language

Ferranti Ltd (later ICL) Early business-oriented language for Ferranti Orion computer.

Had a pronoun syntax - featured QIH (quantity in hand)
Related languages
NEBULA → COMPL   Subset
References:
  • [Ferranti] (1960) [Ferranti] "Introduction to NEBULA (Natural Electronic Business Language)" Ferranti Limited Publication CS 275 (October 1960)
  • [Ferranti] (1960) [Ferranti] "NEBULA (programming examples and solutions)" Ferranti publication CS 283 (Nov. 1960)
  • [Ferranti] (1960) [Ferranti] "NEBULA (programming manual)" Ferranti publication CS 282. Nov. 1960 and addendum (March 1961)
  • [Ferranti] (1960) [Ferranti] "NEBULA: a programming language for Commercial Data Processing" Ferranti LD 12 Nov 1960
  • [Ferranti] (1960) [Ferranti] "NEBULA-A Programming Language for Computer Programming". Ferranti Limited Publication January 1960
  • [Ferranti] (1961) [Ferranti] "NEBULA, Addenda Nos 1 to 1-10" Ferranti April-Nov 1961
  • [BCS Bulletin] (1961) BCS Bulletin - Literature and References to Simplified Programming Schemes for Computers, Available or Projected - November 1961
  • Braunholtz T.G.H., A.G. Fraser and P.M. Hunt (1961) Braunholtz T.G.H., A.G. Fraser and P.M. Hunt "NEBULA: A Programming Language for Data Processing" Abstract
          in (1961) The Computer Journal 4(3) October 1961
  • NEBULA (summarised Procedure Description). (1961) NEBULA (summarised Procedure Description). Ferranti publication CS 284 (Feb. 1961)
          in (1961) The Computer Journal 4(3) October 1961
  • Willey et al (1961) Willey, E.L.; d'Agapeyeff, A.; Marion Tribe, B.J. Gibbens, Michelle Clark, "Some commercial Autocodes -- A comparative study", A.P.I.C. Studies in Data Processing #1, Academic Press, London, 1961, pp. 53. Extract: NEBULA
          in (1961) The Computer Journal 4(3) October 1961
  • d'Agapeyeff, A.; (1962) d'Agapeyeff, A.; "Current developments in commercial automatic programming" pp107-111 Abstract Extract: The properties of data Extract: NEBULA
          in (1962) The Computer Journal 5(2) July 1962
  • Gearing, H. W. (1962) Gearing, H. W. "Autocodes for mathematical and statistical work" An address given at the inaugural meeting of the Edinburgh Branch on 13 December 1961 Extract: Introduction Extract: Work at Rothamsted Extract: Applications in Metal Box Company Extract: Scientific Autocodes Extract: Commercial Autocodes
          in (1962) The Computer Bulletin March 1962
  • Kilner, Daphne (1962) Kilner, Daphne "Automatic Programming Languages for Business and Science" Abstract Extract: Aims Extract: NEBULA
          in (1962) The Computer Bulletin September 1962
  • Rousell, A R (1962) Rousell, A R "A progress report on NEBULA" Online copy
          in (1962) The Computer Journal 5(3) October 1962
  • D'Agapeyeff, A.; Baecker, H. D.; and Gibbens, B. (1963) D'Agapeyeff, A.; Baecker, H. D.; and Gibbens, B. J. "Progress In Some Commercial Source Languages" pp277-298
          in Goodman (ed) (1963) Goodman, Richard (ed) "Annual Review in Automatic Programming" (3) 1963 Pergamon Press, Oxford
  • Hirschmann, W. (1963) Hirschmann, W. review of d'Agapeyeff 1962 (Comp J) Abstract
          in [ACM] (1963) ACM Computing Reviews 4(01) January-February, 1963
  • Bennett, R. (1964) Bennett, R. K. review of Roussel 1962 Abstract
          in (1964) ACM Computing Reviews 5(04) July-August 1964
  • Stoker, J. (1964) Stoker, J. W. review of Willey et al 1961 Abstract
          in [ACR] (1964) ACM Computing Reviews 5(06) November-December 1964
  • Boles, John A. (1968) Boles, John A. Logical Design of the NEBULA Computer, Document cc-68-23, June 1 1968
          in [ACR] (1964) ACM Computing Reviews 5(06) November-December 1964
  • King, P.J.H. (1969) King, P.J.H. "Systems analysis documentation: computer-aided data dictionary definition" Extract: BCL, COBOL, NEBULA
          in (1969) The Computer Journal 12(1) 1969
  • Leonard, AJ and Tribe, ME (1971) Leonard, AJ and Tribe, ME "Notable features of Orion" pp344-347 Abstract Online copy Extract: Introduction Extract: Nebula features
          in (1971) The Computer Journal 14(4) 1971
  • Sammet (1972) Sammet, Jean E., "Roster of Programming Languages 1972" 191
          in (1972) Computers & Automation 21(6B), 30 Aug 1972
  • 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 413 Abstract
          in (1972) Computers & Automation 21(6B), 30 Aug 1972
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