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FOCAL(ID:406/foc001)
FOrmula CALculator. - JOSS family
alternate simple view
Country: United States
Designed 1968
Published: 1969
Genus: Generation of JOSS I
Sammet category: On-Line
for FOrmula CALculator.
Rick Merrill, DEC, 1969. Interactive, for PDP-5/PDP-8's, a descendant of AID/JOSS. ESIX documentation claims direct competition from DEC kills ESIX as a commercial product
Related languages
AID |
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FOCAL | |
Evolution of |
ESIX |
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FOCAL | |
Influence |
FOCAL |
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CAN | |
Dialect of |
FOCAL |
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FOCAL/F | |
Evolution of |
FOCAL |
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FOCAL-11 | |
Evolution of |
FOCAL |
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FOCAL-69 | |
Evolution of |
FOCAL |
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NODAL | |
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References:
Mefcalfe, Robert M. (1968) Mefcalfe, Robert M. "PROJECT ASC: Research and Development in the Application of Small Computers - Report of Progress and Findings April 26, 1968" Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1968
Abstract
Extract:
Preliminary Hypothesis and Goal
Extract:
The Computer Facility
Extract:
Comments On The Programming Language: Focal
Stock (1971) Stock, Karl F. "A listing of some programming languages and their users" in RZ-Informationen. Graz: Rechenzentrum Graz 1971 101
Abstract
Sammet (1972) Sammet, Jean E., "Roster of Programming Languages 1972" 101
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 236
Abstract
in (1972) Computers & Automation 21(6B), 30 Aug 1972
Fulton, David L. and Thomas, Richard T. (1976) Fulton, David L. and Thomas, Richard T. "ABACUS/X an incremental compiler for minicomputer use" pp119-124
Extract:
THE ABACUS/X LANGUAGE
Extract:
INTRODUCTION
in [SIGPLAN] (1976) SIGPLAN Notices 11(05) (May 1976)
Gorman, W. and M. Broussard (1976) Gorman, W. and M. Broussard "Minicomputer programming languages."
in [SIGPLAN] (1976) SIGPLAN Notices 11(04) April 1976
Ahl David (1987) Ahl David "The Beginnings of Computer Games" Keynote address at The Computer Museum's Computer Games Weekend, November 6-8, 1987
in [SIGPLAN] (1976) SIGPLAN Notices 11(04) April 1976
The Computer Museum Report 22 Spring 1988
Ahl (1988) The Computer Museum Report 22 Spring 1988
Ahl David "The Beginnings of Computer Games"
Online at Ed THelen's Site
Extract:
FOCAL vs BASIC
in [SIGPLAN] (1976) SIGPLAN Notices 11(04) April 1976
Hechler, L.; Huebner, H.; Krause, U. (1989) Hechler, L.; Huebner, H.; Krause, U. "The NODAL Interpreter at GSI" GSI, Gesellschaft fur Schwerionenforschung mbH 23 Feb 1989
Extract:
History
Extract:
Characteristics of NODAL
pdf
in [SIGPLAN] (1976) SIGPLAN Notices 11(04) April 1976
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