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Language peer sets for EXPLOR:
United States↑
United States/1972↑
Designed 1972 ↑
1970s languages ↑
Third generation↑
High Cold War↑
Genus Animation ↑
String and List Processing ↑
Animation↑
AV-related↑
Phenomenological ↑
Animation/1972↑
AV-related/1972↑
Phenomenological/1972↑
Animation/United States↑
AV-related/United States↑
Phenomenological/United States↑
String and List Processing ↑
String and List Processing/1972↑
String and List Processing/us ↑

EXPLOR(ID:4101/exp003)

Animation language 

alternate simple view
Country: United States
Designed 1972
Genus: Animation
Sammet category: String and List Processing

for EXplicitly defined Patterns, Local Operations, and Randomness

A very simple language for computer generation of still or moving images. Can be used to produce output on a line printer as well as display equipment.

Kenneth Knowlton, Bell Labs, 1972
Related languages
BEFLIX → EXPLOR   Evolution of
EXPLOR → MINI-EXPLOR   Implementation of
EXPLOR → SHAZAM   Influence
References:
  • Leon Harmon and Kenneth Knowlton, (1969) Leon Harmon and Kenneth Knowlton, "Picture Processing by Computer," Science, April 4, 1969
  • Knowlton, K., (1970) Knowlton, K., "EXPLOR - A Generator of Images from Explicit Patterns, Local Operations and Randomness" 1970
          in Proc. (1970) Proc. 9th Annual UAIDE Meeting, Miami Beach, Fla. (1970).
  • Sedelow, Sally Yeates (1970) Sedelow, Sally Yeates "The Computer in the Humanities and Fine Arts"
          in [ACM] (1970) [ACM] ACM Computing Surveys June 1970 2(2)
  • Knowlton, Ken (1972) Knowlton, Ken "A report on the use of FORTRAN-coded EXPLOR for the teaching of computer graphics and computer art" Abstract Extract: Introduction Extract: Programmer's Description of FORTRAN-coded EXPLOR
          in [Proceedings] (1972) Proceedings of the symposium on Two-dimensional man-machine communication, October 01-01, 1972, Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States
  • Sammet, Jean E. (1973) Sammet, Jean E. "Roster of Programming Languages for 1973" p147
          in (1974) ACM Computing Reviews 15(04) April 1974
  • Hopgood, F R A (1975) Hopgood, F R A "Report on a Visit to the USA" 15th June to 29th June, 1975 Atlas Computer Laboratory Extract: Wolofsky Labanotation Online copy at Chilton
          in (1974) ACM Computing Reviews 15(04) April 1974
  • Wardle, C. (1976) Wardle, C. "ARTSPEAK: A graphics language for artists" Computer Graphics Volume 10, Number 1, Spring, 1976 Abstract
          in (1974) ACM Computing Reviews 15(04) April 1974
  • Neal, M. Catherine and Shapiro, Linda G. (1978) Neal, M. Catherine and Shapiro, Linda G. "A Portable Graphics system for minicomputers" pp704-712 Extract: Description
          in [Proceedings] (1978) Proceedings of the 1978 annual conference 1978, Washington, D.C., United States
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