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Kidsgrove Algol(ID:5893/kdf001)

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Country: United Kingdom
Designed 1963
Genus: True ALGOL60s
Sammet category: Numerical Scientific

English Electric Algol 60 developed at Kidsgrove

Hardware:

KDF9 English Electric-Leo-Marconi

Related languages

ALGOL 60	→	Kidsgrove Algol		Implementation
Kidsgrove Algol	→	KALDAS		Written using

References:

Duncan, F. G. (1961) Duncan, F. G. "ALGOL translation for KDF9" Auto. Programming Inf. No. 7 (May 1961), 31-34.

Haley, A. (1962) Haley, A. "The KDF.9 computer system" pp108-120
in [AFIPS JCC 22] (1962) [AFIPS JCC 22] Proceedings of the 1962 Fall Joint Computer Conference FJCC 1962

Keirstead, R. (1962) Keirstead, R. E. review of Duncan 1961 Abstract
in (1962) ACM Computing Reviews 3(01) January-February 1962

Kilner, Daphne (1962) Kilner, Daphne "Automatic Programming Languages for Business and Science" Abstract Extract: Aims Extract: Two English Electric Algol 60s
in (1962) The Computer Bulletin September 1962

Green, J.S. (1963) Green, J.S. "KDF 9 Algol programming Manual" English Electric-Leo Computers Ltd
in (1962) The Computer Bulletin September 1962

Hawkins, E. N. and Huxtable, H. R. (1963) Hawkins, E. N. and Huxtable, H. R. "A Multi-Pass Translation Scheme For Algol 60" pp163-206
in Goodman (ed) (1963) Goodman, Richard (ed) "Annual Review in Automatic Programming" (3) 1963 Pergamon Press, Oxford

McPherson, J. (1963) McPherson, J. C. review of Duncan 1962 Abstract
in [ACM] (1963) ACM Computing Reviews 4(01) January-February, 1963

Mulholland, KA (1969) Mulholland, KA "Software to translate TELCOMP programs into KDF9 ALGOL" pp221-224 Extract: Introduction Extract: Aims of the program Extract: The read procedure Extract: Types of instruction available in TELCOMP
in (1969) The Computer Journal 12(3) 1969

Evershed and Rippon (1971) Evershed, DG and Rippon, GE "High level languages for low level users" pp. 87-90 Abstract
in (1971) The Computer Journal 14(1) 1971

Wells, M., Holdsworth, D. and McCann, A. P., (1971) Wells, M., Holdsworth, D. and McCann, A. P., "The Eldon 2 operating system for KDF9." pp21 - 24. Extract: Compilers for KDF9
in (1971) The Computer Journal 14(1) 1971

Wichmann, BA (1972) Wichmann, BA "Five ALGOL compilers" pp8-12 Abstract Extract: Kidgrove Algol Extract: Conclusion
in (1972) The Computer Journal 15(1) February 1972
Resources

Stack machines KDF-9
Taxonomy category: ML0
Implementation: 48-Bit mainframe
Applications: General purpose computing using ALGOL
Who and when: English Electric, 1960
References: Allmark & Lucking (1962), Duncan (1977), Haley (1962)

The KDF-9 was perhaps the first true stack computer. It was inspired by the advent of ALGOL-60, and introduced many of the features found on modern stack computers. The KDF-9 had an expression evaluation stack which could be used for parameter passing, as well as a separate return address stack. Unfortunately, these stacks were limited by technology considerations to only 16 elements apiece (constructed from magnetic cores!). A problem with the design was that while 16 elements is quite sufficient for expression evaluation, the ALGOL compiler was constrained by the 16-element stack depth, causing slow compilation.

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