Autocode

Autocode is a class of simple high-level programming languages devised for a series of machines at the Universities of Manchester and Cambridge. An early version was developed for the Ferranti Mercury, which was developed in the 1950s in conjunction with Manchester.

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High-level programming language - Universities of Manchester - Cambridge - Ferranti Mercury - 1950s

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The version for the EDSAC 2 was devised by D. F. Hartley of University of Cambridge Mathematical Laboratory in 1961. It was ALGOL-like in structure and was optimised for use by scientists and engineers. Developments of it ran on the successor Titan (the prototype Atlas 2 computer), and a similar language was developed for the University of Manchester Atlas 1 machine (see Atlas Autocode).

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EDSAC 2 - D. F. Hartley - University of Cambridge Mathematical Laboratory - ALGOL - Titan - Atlas 1 - Atlas Autocode

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