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EGDON(ID:3777/egd001)

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Country: United Kingdom
Designed 1964
Published: 1964
Genus: Other UK historic languages

for Egdon Heath (Thomas Hardy's Wessex version of Winfreth Heath, in Dorset, which was the location of the first installation)

Programming system with a relocatable binary system and multiple (mixable) higher level languages. Ran on English Electric-Leo-Marconi KDF9 system.

Hardware:
  • KDF9 English Electric-Leo-Marconi
Related languages
EGDON → EGTRAN   Subsystem
EGDON → RLB   Subsystem
References:
  • Burns, D; Hawkins, EN; Judd, DR and Venn, JL (1965) Burns, D; Hawkins, EN; Judd, DR and Venn, JL "The Egdon system for the KDF9" Abstract Extract: General information Extract: The compilers
          in (1965) The Computer Journal 8(4) 1965
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