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A general purpose programming system for random access memories

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AFIPS '64 (Fall, part I): Proceedings of the October 27-29, 1964, fall joint computer conference, part I

Pages 411 - 422

https://doi.org/10.1145/1464052.1464088

Published: 27 October 1964 Publication History

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During the past ten years, information processing technology has made significant advances in many directions. Faster, less expensive, more flexible hardware has been continually announced by the various computer manufacturers. In the software area, the FORTRAN, ALGOL, and COBOL languages have been developed and improved and more efficient compilers are now available. Applications now include the complete spectrum ranging from free-standing analytical programs to large complex information processing systems.

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DOI:10.1145/1464052

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