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Multi-purpose ↑
Multi-purpose/1966↑
Multi-purpose/us ↑

PL/ACME(ID:5802/pla003)

PL/I dialect for medical applications 

alternate simple view
Country: United States
Designed 1966
Genus: Other PL/Is
Sammet category: Multi-purpose

Programming Language for ACME, where ACME system = Advanced Computer for MEdical research

Developed by Wiederhold et al at Stanford Medical Research Institute:
optimised subset of PL/I designed to be translated into assembler.

Interesting details in the Wiederhold 2001 interview on his retirement

Rosin's survey had the system described as ACME/PL, and had it writen in FORTRAN and Assembler rather than in PL/I itself
Related languages
FORTRAN IV → PL/ACME   Written using
PL/I → PL/ACME   Subset
RUSH → PL/ACME   Influence
PL/ACME → PL/A   Adaptation of
References:
  • Breitbard, G. Y. et al., (1965) Breitbard, G. Y. et al., "ACME Notes", Internal Documentation, Stanford Computation Center, ACME Facility, Stanford University (1965)
  • Wiederhold, G. (1966) Wiederhold, G. "A Control Language for an Interactive Time-sharing System", SHARE TSS/67 Control Language Committee (1966).
  • Wiederhold, Gio (1966) Wiederhold, Gio "A Choice of Language to Support Medical Research"; Proc. of SHARE, June 1966
  • Wiederhold, Gio (1966) Wiederhold, Gio "A Summary of the ACME System"
          in [Proceedings] (1966) Proceedings of the ONR Computer and Psychobiology Conference, Monterey, California, Office of Naval Research, May, 1966
  • Sanders, W. J.; Breitbard, G.; Cummins, D.; Flexer (1967) Sanders, W. J.; Breitbard, G.; Cummins, D.; Flexer, R.; Holtz, K.; Miller, J. and G. Wiederhold, "An Advanced Computer System for Medical Research", p497
          in [AFIPS] (1967) [AFIPS] Proceedings of the 1967 Fall Joint Computer Conference FJCC 31
  • Wiederhold, G. (1967) Wiederhold, G. "How to Program in PL/ACME" Document No. 80-50-00, Stanford Computation Center, Stanford University (1967)
          in [AFIPS] (1967) [AFIPS] Proceedings of the 1967 Fall Joint Computer Conference FJCC 31
  • Breitbard, Gary Y. and Wiederhold, Gio (1968) Breitbard, Gary Y. and Wiederhold, Gio "The ACME compiler" pp358-365 Abstract pdf Extract: INTRODUCTION Extract: CHOICE OF LANGUAGE Extract: IMPLEMENTATION
          in Morrell, A. (1968) Morrell, A. J. H. (Ed.): Information Processing 68, Proceedings of IFIP Congress 1968, Edinburgh, UK, 5-10 August 1968
  • Skees, W. (1968) Skees, W. D. review of Breitbard and Wiederhold 1968 Abstract
          in (1968) ACM Computing Reviews 9(11) November 1968
  • Rosin (1969) Rosin R F "PL/1 Implementation survey" PL/I Bulletin 7 (in ACM SIGPLAN Notices Feb 1969) Extract: Introduction
          in (1968) ACM Computing Reviews 9(11) November 1968
  • Wiederhold, Gio and Lee Hundley: (1969) Wiederhold, Gio and Lee Hundley: "A Time-Shared Data Acquisition System" pp190-196
          in (1969) IEEE Computer Group Digest, June 1969
  • Wiederhold, Gio: (1969) Wiederhold, Gio: "An Advanced Computer for Medical Research" ppB1-B15
          in [IBM] (1969) Proceedings of the IBM Japan Computer Science Symposium: Research and Computer Systems, IBM, Japan, November 1969
  • Crouse, Linda and Gio Wiederhold: (1970) Crouse, Linda and Gio Wiederhold: "Interactive Use of a Timesharing System for Medical Laboratory Support"
          in [Proceedings] (1970) Proceedings of the San Diego Biomedical Symposium on Computing On-Line, San Diego, April 1970
  • Wiederhold, Gio: (1970) Wiederhold, Gio: "Medical Uses of Computing" (in Japanese); IBM Review (Japan), No. 27, February 1970, pages 55-66.
          in [Proceedings] (1970) Proceedings of the San Diego Biomedical Symposium on Computing On-Line, San Diego, April 1970
  • Berman, J. (1971) Berman, J. "Converting PL/ACME Programs into Equivalent PL/I Programs", ACME Note BER, Stanford Computation Center.
          in [Proceedings] (1970) Proceedings of the San Diego Biomedical Symposium on Computing On-Line, San Diego, April 1970
  • Hu, Jean (1971) Hu, Jean "Design for an Interactive CSMP", ACME Note CSMPI, Stanford Computation Center.
          in [Proceedings] (1970) Proceedings of the San Diego Biomedical Symposium on Computing On-Line, San Diego, April 1970
  • Wiederhold, Gio (1971) Wiederhold, Gio "How to Use PL/ACME", ACME Project, Stanford Computation Center
          in [Proceedings] (1970) Proceedings of the San Diego Biomedical Symposium on Computing On-Line, San Diego, April 1970
  • Wiederhold, Gio C. (1971) Wiederhold, Gio C., Compatibility Requirements for PL/ACME Programs to Use IBM-PL/1, ACME Note PLC, Stanford Computation Center
          in [Proceedings] (1970) Proceedings of the San Diego Biomedical Symposium on Computing On-Line, San Diego, April 1970
  • Wiederhold, Gio (1972) Wiederhold, Gio "A choice of language to support medical research" from SIGBIO session "Computer languages for interactive health services" Vol 1 pp204-205
          in [ACM] (1972) [ACM] Proceedings of the 1972 Annual Conference of the ACM
  • Winslett, Marianne (2001) Winslett, Marianne "Gio Wiederhold Speaks Out" Extract: Interview extracts regarding ACME
          in (2001) SIGMOD Record 30(4) December 2001
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