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FORAST(ID:3062/for003)

Formula and Assembly Translator 

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Country: United States
Designed 1960
Genus: Fortran I-III Coeval
Sammet category: Numerical Scientific

for Formula and Assembly Translator

Ballistic Research Laboratory 1960 - FORTRAN like language developed independantly for the ORDVAC and BRLESC

Places

Hardware:
  • BRLESC Aberdeen Proving Ground
  • ORDVAC BRL/Aberdeen Proving Ground
References:
  • Beck, Glenn A.; Campbell, Lloyd W. (1960) Beck, Glenn A.; Campbell, Lloyd W. Formula and assembly translator program for ORDVAC (FORAST) August 1960.
  • Sammet, Jean E (1961) Sammet, Jean E "1960 Tower of Babel" diagram on the front of CACM January 1961 Picture: Cover of ACM Communications December 1961
          in [ACM] (1961) [ACM] CACM 4(01) (Jan 1961)
  • Campbell, L. W. (1962) Campbell, L. W. "The FORAST programming language" Abstract Extract: How FORAST works
          in (1962) Automatic programming and compilers II
  • Campbell, lloyd W.; Beck, Glenn A. (1962) Campbell, lloyd W.; Beck, Glenn A. FORAST Programming Language for ORDVAC and BRLESC, 1962 Aug. NBS #: 6201772.
          in (1962) Automatic programming and compilers II
  • Romanelli, Michael J. (1963) Romanelli, Michael J. Introductory Programming for ORDVAC and BRLESC: FORAST (Formula and Assembly Translator), Report No. 1209, 1963 July.
          in (1962) Automatic programming and compilers II
  • Campbell, Lloyd W.; Beck, Glenn A. (1965) Campbell, Lloyd W.; Beck, Glenn A. FORAST Programming Language for ORDVAC and BRLESC (Revised), 1965 Mar. NBS #: 6522490.
          in (1962) Automatic programming and compilers II
  • Sammet, Jean E., (1972) Sammet, Jean E., "Programming languages: history and future"
          in [ACM] (1972) [ACM] CACM 15(06) (June 1972)
  • Dr. Bill Moye (1996) Dr. Bill Moye "Army Computing: ARL/BRL in the 50 Years Since ENIAC" Online version Extract: ARL/BRL
          in [ACM] (1972) [ACM] CACM 15(06) (June 1972)
  • Muuss, Mike (1996) Muuss, Mike "The History of Computing at BRL" September 25, 1992 (transcript) Online version of talk Extract: ORDVAC and BRLESC
          in [ACM] (1972) [ACM] CACM 15(06) (June 1972)
  • Romanelli, Mike (2000) Romanelli, Mike "Sodtware" in Bergin, Thomas J. (ed.) "50 Years of Army Computing: From ENIAC to MSRC" ARL SR-93 September 2000 Extract: FORAST Extract: FORTRAN and FORAST Extract: FORAST's accomplishments
          in [ACM] (1972) [ACM] CACM 15(06) (June 1972)
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