I missed by a month or so the 65th birthday of Algol 60 but it's still time to celebrate with this article on the 60th birthday.

https://www.theregister.com/2020/05/15/algol_60_at_60

#algol #retrocomputing

Recordando a Friedrich L. Bauer (10/06/1924)! 🇩🇪 Pionero en ALGOL, compiladores y el principio de pila. Su trabajo sentó las bases del software moderno Un genio detrás de escena. #retrocomputingmx #friedrichbauer #algol #Compiladores #historiadelacomputacion #softwareengineering

https://retrocomputingmx.com/lxo8

http://lambda-the-ultimate.org/node/4704

#ltu #evalstrategy #algol

This is the best book on Burroughs computers

https://dn720004.ca.archive.org/0/items/computer-system-organization-b-5700-b-6700-series/Computer%20System%20Organization%20B5700-B6700%20Series%20by%20Elliott%20I.%20Organick%20%28z-lib.org%29.pdf

#burroughs #algol

Burroughs perfected the computer language Algol, on the stack, unbreakable, like their hand-cranked calculator, all in open source.

People submitted patches, via C.U.B.E (Cooperative Users of Burroughs Equipment) group meetings on nine track reel tapes. And yes, I used to patch the Operating System, called MCP (Master Computing Program.

Then, imagine my surprise when this popped up:
https://algol-for-linux.com/

ugh... on April 1st...

#burroughs #algol #linux