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Whetstone Algol(ID:7053/whe001)

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Country: United Kingdom
Designed 1964
Genus: True ALGOL60s
Sammet category: Numerical Scientific

Implementation of Algol 60 at EEL Whetstone by Randell and Russell, 1964

Also referred to (by them) as WAlgol and Walgol

Much studied implementation

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Hardware:
  • KDF9 English Electric-Leo-Marconi
Related languages
ALGOL 60 Revised → Whetstone Algol   Implementation
X1 Algol 60 → Whetstone Algol   Based on
References:
  • 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
  • Randell, B. (1963) Randell, B. and Russell, L. J. Single Scan Techniques for Translation of Arithmetic Expressions in ALGOL 60. (To be published, 1963)
          in (1962) The Computer Bulletin September 1962
  • Randell, B., Duncan, F. (1963) Randell, B., Duncan, F. G. and Huxtable, D. H. R. KDF9 ALGOL Note 1. Data Processing and Control Systems Division, The English Electric Company Ltd., Kidsgrove, Staffordshire 1963
          in (1962) The Computer Bulletin September 1962
  • Randell, B. (1964) Randell, B. "The Whetstone KDF9 ALGOL Translator" Extract: Introduction Extract: The Object Program Extract: Communication between ALGOL Program and Programmer Extract: Acknowledgements
          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)
  • Randell, B., and Russell, L. J. (1964) Randell, B., and Russell, L. J. "Algol 60 Implementation" Academic Press, London 1964 Extract: Preface Extract: Foreword by Edsger W. Dijkstra
          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)
  • 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
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