VECTRAN(ID:701/vec005)

for VECtor forTRAN

FORTRAN with vector extensions.

Paul and Wilson, IBM, 1975

Structures:
References:
  • "The VECTRAN Language: An Experimental Language for Vector/Matrix Array Processing, Palo Alto Scientific Center, Report G320- 3334, IBM (Aug 1975). view details
  • Paul, G., and Wilson, M. W. "An Introduction to VECTRAN and its use in scientific applications programming" pp176-204 view details
          in Proceedings of the LASL Workshop on Vector and Parallel Processors. Los Alamos NM, 1978 view details
  • Sammet, Jean E "Roster of programming languages for 1976-77" pp56-85 view details
          in SIGPLAN Notices 13(11) Nov 1978 view details
  • Hendrickson, Richard A. "Array processing extensions to FORTRAN" pp175-178 view details Abstract: For well over a year, X3J3, the FORTRAN Standardization Subcommittee of the American National Standards Institute has been considering potential changes to FORTRAN-77. A subgroup with about six members has been meeting and considering additions to FORTRAN for array processing. This paper summarizes the state of their deliberations in August of 1979; it is a partial list of features being discussed and is not the complete and final list of features that will appear in FORTRAN-?. This paper covers the major functional topics; the syntax used in the examples is intended to be illustrative only. The subgroup has not generally discussed exact syntax forms at the present time. Array processing is certainly not new; it is a cornerstone of APL. IBM has for several years had an experimental language, VECTRAN, a FORTRAN based vector and array processing language. The Department of Energy is considering a set of array processing extensions (among many others) to FORTRAN-77. Several manufacturers have added array processing extensions to their versions of FORTRAN, generally to take advantage of unique features of the new vector type supercomputers.
          in [ACM] Proceedings of the 1979 ACM annual conference view details