> On May 27, 2020, at 4:25 PM, ben via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
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> On 5/27/2020 1:45 PM, Paul McJones via cctalk wrote:
>
>> Gogol is a simple, integer arithmetic language used under the PDP-1 time
>> sharing system at Stanford. This memorandum includes the syntactical
>> definition of the language and a number of sample programs as well as a
>> brief description of the operational characteristics of the compiler. Gogol
>> was designed to permit fast compilation of efficient machine code directly
>> into memory. The speed of compilation together with the accessibility of the
>> text editor make program de- bugging relatively rapid. The examples
>> presented here plus the availability of the compiler should form an adequate
>> basis for learning to use the language. More detailed information depends
>> heavily on a knowledge of PDP-1 hardware.
>> https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:jy391jj5758/jy391jj5758.pdf
> Interesting the asignment is -> (arrow) and the right side of expression.
I remember that from POP-2, which I think was created at U of Edinborough. At
least we used it at University of Illinois on an AI course taught by a visiting
professor who came from there. Odd language, I haven't seen it since.
paul
