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Language peer sets for EDSAC Autocode:
United Kingdom
United Kingdom/1953
Designed 1953
1950s languages
First generation
Early Cold War
Genus Early Autocodes
Excluded from Sammet
Early Autocodes
Autocodes
UK historic algorithmic systems
Early Autocodes/1953
Autocodes/1953
UK historic algorithmic systems/1953
Early Autocodes/United Kingdom
Autocodes/United Kingdom
UK historic algorithmic systems/United Kingdom
Excluded from Sammet
Excluded from Sammet/1953
Excluded from Sammet/uk

EDSAC Autocode(ID:2675/esd001)

Autocode for EDSAC 2 

alternate simple view
Country: United Kingdom
Designed 1953
Published: 1954
Genus: Early Autocodes
Sammet category: Excluded from Sammet


Autocode for ESDAC 2

EDSAC 2 built after Wilkes' experience with improved Von Neumann machines (ORDVAC and ILLIAC).


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EDSAC Autocode WISP   Written using

References:
  • Brooker, R.A. (1958) Brooker, R.A. "The Autocode Programs Developed for the Manchester University Computer" Abstract Online copy
          in (1958) The Computer Journal 1(1) 1958
  • [BCS Bulletin] (1961) BCS Bulletin - Literature and References to Simplified Programming Schemes for Computers, Available or Projected - November 1961
          in (1958) The Computer Journal 1(1) 1958
  • Hartley, D. F. (1961) Hartley, D. F. "Edsac 2 Autocode Manual" University Mathematical Laboratory, Cambridge September 1961
          in (1958) The Computer Journal 1(1) 1958
  • Livesley, R. K. (1961) Livesley, R. K. "A Beginner's Guide to Edsac 2 Autocode" University Mathematical Laboratory, Cambridge August 1961
          in (1958) The Computer Journal 1(1) 1958
  • Rosen, Saul (1964) Rosen, Saul "Programming Systems and Languages: a historical Survey" (reprinted in Rosen, Saul (ed) Programming Systems & Languages. McGraw Hill, New York, 1967) Extract: EDSAC
          in [AFIPS JCC 25] (1964) [AFIPS JCC 25] Proceedings of the 1964 Spring Joint Computer Conference SJCC 1964
  • Campbell-Kelly, Martin (1980) Campbell-Kelly, Martin "Programming the EDSAC: Early Programming Activity at the University of Cambridge" pp. 7-36 Abstract
          in (1980) Annals of the History of Computing 02(1)
  • Campbell-Kelly, Martin (1982) Campbell-Kelly, Martin "The Development of Computer Programming in Britain (1945 to 1955)" Extract: Conclusions Abstract Extract: EDSAC IO and TREAC IO
          in (1982) Annals of the History of Computing 4(2) April 1982 IEEE
  • Wheeler, D. J. (1987) Wheeler, D. J. "Programmed computing at the Universities of Cambridge and Illinois in the early fifties" pp53-58
          in (1987) Proceedings of the ACM conference on History of Scientific and Numeric Computation Princeton NJ 1987
  • Wheeler, Joyce M. (1992) Wheeler, Joyce M. "Applications of the EDSAC"
          in (1992) Annals of the History of Computing October-December 1992 14(4)
  • Wheeler, David (2001) Wheeler, David "Events in the early history of the Computer Laboratory" - Notes by David Wheeler, additional material by David Hartley Events in the early history of the Computer Laboratory
          in (1992) Annals of the History of Computing October-December 1992 14(4)
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