GML(ID:6352/gml003)

for Generalised Markup Language, but also for Golfarb, Mosher and Lowrie

IBM Cambridge Research Center MA 1969

(Though prehistory has Rice's documentation precepts and Goldfarb's Rally instructions)
Related languages
GenCode => GML   Positive Strong Influence
SAFARI => GML   Positive Slight Influence
GML => SGML   Evolution of
References:
  • Charles F. Goldfarb, Edward J. Mosher, and Theodore I. Peterson "An Online System for Integrated Text Processing" Proceedings of the 1970 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science. view details Abstract: An online integrated text processing system has been implemented in an experimental version known as INTIME (INteractive Textual Information Management Experiment). These dual goals led to a sort of institutional schizophrenia. On the one hand we were encouraged to build collegial relations, publish our research, and share information. Text processing encompasses the functions of editing, document storage and retrieval, and composition, all of which are present in varying degrees in the work of authors, publishers, and researchers. A system which integrates these functions in a conversational setting offers considerable flexibility in manipulating a textual data base. The experimental version of the system was developed on the IBM System/360 Model 67 using the CP-67 control program and CMS operating system. The initial users were a program development group whose operations required preparation and revision of manuals, searching for references to specific topics, and automatic generation of indexes. The primary objective of the experiment was to observe the effects of interrelating the various text processing functions, rather than to measure performance. The INTIME experiment demonstrates the feasibility and usefulness of online integrated text processing and indicates directions for future study.
    External link: Online copy
  • Goldfarb, Charles F. "DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR INTEGRATED TEXT PROCESSING SYSTEMS" TECHNICAL REPORT NO. 320-2094 IBM CAMBRIDGE SCIENTIFIC CENTER MAY 1973 view details Abstract: The processes involved in text processing applications are analyzed without regard to artificial distinctions between "publishing" and "information retrieval" activities. Functions performed by a system are distinguished from the means of invoking them, so that areas of commonality between processes can clearly be identified. An integrated system should have

    1. a set of operators for all generally required functions,
    2. a language and environment which allow combination and extension of operators to perform applications, and
    3. an application-independent representation of text on which the operators can operate in any sequence.
    External link: Online copy
  • Goldfarb, Charles F. "A Generalized Approach to Document Markup" view details
          in SIGPLAN Notices 16(06) June 1981, also Proceedings of the ACM SIGPLAN SIGOA symposium on Text manipulation 1981, Portland, Oregon view details
  • Goldfarb, Charles "The Roots of SGML - A Personal Recollection" web-published view details
          in SIGPLAN Notices 16(06) June 1981, also Proceedings of the ACM SIGPLAN SIGOA symposium on Text manipulation 1981, Portland, Oregon view details