Re: call by name, was silly question: prefix vs postfix ops

wclodius@los-alamos.net (William Clodius)
Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:50:56 -0600

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Re: call by name, was silly question: prefix vs postfix ops wclodius@los-alamos.net (2008-03-05)
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Re: call by name, was silly question: prefix vs postfix ops DrDiettrich1@aol.com (Hans-Peter Diettrich) (2008-03-09)
Re: call by name, was silly question: prefix vs postfix ops gah@ugcs.caltech.edu (glen herrmannsfeldt) (2008-03-10)
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From: wclodius@los-alamos.net (William Clodius)
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:50:56 -0600
Organization: Compilers Central
References: 08-03-012 08-03-018 08-03-019 08-03-026 08-03-031 08-03-034 08-03-038 08-03-044
Keywords: algol60
Posted-Date: 13 Mar 2008 17:53:51 EDT



Hans-Peter Diettrich <DrDiettrich1@aol.com> wrote:


> Torben Fgidius Mogensen wrote:
>
> > The Danish computer company Regnecentralen used Algol60 as the main
> > programming language for their GIER computers.
>
> The same for the German Telefunken machines (TR-4, TR-440).
>
> I have the impression of an continental conflict of interests or
> opinions, that prevented the jump of European ideas and work (Wirth...)
> over the sea.


Note that the Burroughs (now Unisys) computers in the US relied on
Algol, though that is the only computer company in the US that I know
of that primarily used Algol.


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