5 Jan
2024
5 Jan
'24
12:34 a.m.
On Jan 4, 2024, at 5:38 PM, Rob Jarratt via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
Sad news but a great article Liam, thanks for the interesting history.
The second language I taught myself was Algol 68 (!), on a DECSYSTEM20. I learned Pascal
at University, when I did my M.Sc I used VAX Pascal on a VAX 11/780 and went on to use it
as my first professional language. I loved VAX Pascal, I could do just about anything I
wanted with it. Of course, it wasn't very "pure" Pascal.
Incidentally, I have asked a couple of times before, but if anyone knows of any media
with Algol68C for PDP10 I would love to get hold of it.
That would be neat, indeed. Where did that one come from? I remember a well regarded
Algol68 subset compiler from the Royal Radar Establishment in the UK. Don't remember
what machine(s) it targeted.
There's an Algol68g (GPL-licensed open source implementation). I haven't tried it
yet.
I think the CDC 6000 Algol 68 is still around somewhere. That one was created in
Holland.
paul