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Language peer sets for RAPIDWRITE:
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COBOL-60↑
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COBOLs/1962↑
Data processing/1962↑
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COBOLs/United Kingdom↑
Data processing/United Kingdom↑
Business Data Processing ↑
Business Data Processing/1962↑
Business Data Processing/uk ↑

RAPIDWRITE(ID:462/rap002)

Simplified COBOL dialect 

alternate simple view
Country: United Kingdom
Designed 1962
Published: 1962
Genus: COBOL-60
Sammet category: Business Data Processing

ICT UK 1962

Modified less-verbose COBOL with reduced command set, symbols, simplified function for picture. Could be translated into COBOL 61, and also into a special processor for the ICT 1301.  
Related languages
COBOL-61 → RAPIDWRITE   Preprocessor for
References:
  • [BCS Bulletin] (1961) BCS Bulletin - Literature and References to Simplified Programming Schemes for Computers, Available or Projected - November 1961
  • d'Agapeyeff, A.; (1962) d'Agapeyeff, A.; "Current developments in commercial automatic programming" pp107-111 Abstract Extract: The properties of data Extract: RAPIDWRITE
          in (1962) The Computer Journal 5(2) July 1962
  • Humby, E (1962) Humby, E "RAPIDWRITE - a new approach to COBOL readability" Abstract
          in (1962) The Computer Journal 4(4) January 1962
  • Humby, E. (1962) Humby, E. "ICT COBOL Rapidwrite" pp166-177
          in Wegner, Peter (ed.) (1964) Wegner, Peter (ed.) "An Introduction to Systems Programming" proceedings of a Symposium held at the LSE 1962 (APIC Series No 2)
  • Kilner, Daphne (1962) Kilner, Daphne "Automatic Programming Languages for Business and Science" Abstract Extract: Aims Extract: ICT RAPIDWRITE
          in (1962) The Computer Bulletin September 1962
  • Lohse, P. (1962) Lohse, P. "The problems in programming. Simplified coding in COBOL - the foundation of I.C.T. RAPIDWRITE" Elektr. Dater. 5 (Oct. 1962), 234-238. in German
          in (1962) The Computer Bulletin September 1962
  • D'Agapeyeff, A.; Baecker, H. D.; and Gibbens, B. (1963) D'Agapeyeff, A.; Baecker, H. D.; and Gibbens, B. J. "Progress In Some Commercial Source Languages" pp277-298
          in Goodman (ed) (1963) Goodman, Richard (ed) "Annual Review in Automatic Programming" (3) 1963 Pergamon Press, Oxford
  • (1963) Hirschmann, H review of Lohse 1962 Abstract
          in (1963) ACM Computing Reviews 4(03) May-June 1963
  • Hirschmann, W. (1963) Hirschmann, W. review of d'Agapeyeff 1962 (Comp J) Abstract
          in [ACM] (1963) ACM Computing Reviews 4(01) January-February, 1963
  • Humby, E. (1963) Humby, E. "Rapidwrite" pp299-310
          in Goodman (ed) (1963) Goodman, Richard (ed) "Annual Review in Automatic Programming" (3) 1963 Pergamon Press, Oxford
  • Ayre, TH (1964) Ayre, TH "User's experience of RAPIDWRITE" pp101-102 Abstract
          in (1964) The Computer Journal 7(2) July 1964
  • Pollack, S. (1964) Pollack, S. L. review of Humby 1963 Abstract
          in (1964) ACM Computing Reviews 5(05) September-October 1964
  • Stoker (1964) Stoker, J. W. review of Humby 1963 and Clark 1963 Abstract
          in [ACR] (1964) ACM Computing Reviews 5(06) November-December 1964
  • Stoker, J. (1964) Stoker, J. W. review of Willey et al 1961
          in [ACR] (1964) ACM Computing Reviews 5(06) November-December 1964
  • Sammet, Jean E. (1969) Sammet, Jean E. "Computer Languages - Principles and History" Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Prentice-Hall 1969. p.338.
          in [ACR] (1964) ACM Computing Reviews 5(06) November-December 1964
  • Stock (1971) Stock, Karl F. "A listing of some programming languages and their users" in RZ-Informationen. Graz: Rechenzentrum Graz 1971 200 Abstract
          in [ACR] (1964) ACM Computing Reviews 5(06) November-December 1964
  • Sammet (1972) Sammet, Jean E., "Roster of Programming Languages 1972" 236
          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 497 Abstract
          in (1972) Computers & Automation 21(6B), 30 Aug 1972
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