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Historically important programming language, descendants include [[Pascal]], [[C]], [[C++]], [[Modula-2]], [[BCPL]], [[PL/I]], [[Oberon]], [[Java]], [[Simula]] and [[Smalltalk]]. Initially introduced in 1958 as IAL with the name changed to ALGOL in 1960, but that original variant is now usually known as '''Algol-58''', it drew its inspiration from the work of Heinz Rutishauser on algorithmic programming and the languages Superplan, IT, Plankalkül and [[FORTRAN]].
Historically important programming language, descendants include [[Pascal]], [[C]], [[C++]], [[Modula-2]], [[BCPL]], [[PL/I]], [[Oberon]], [[Java]], [[Simula]] and [[Smalltalk]].


==Algol-W==
==History==
By now mostly forgotten, but at the time a superior implementation of ALGOL available for the [[IBM]] System/360 and based on the earlier Euler Algol variant. Source code for the Stanford distribution can be [http://www.softwarepreservation.org/projects/ALGOL/source/algol_w/mts/d3.0/ found here]. Algol-W like its immediate predecessor Euler Algol was written by Niklaus Wirth in PL/360, and is in turn the immediate predecessor to Pascal, although the latter language is smaller as it was not intended to be a systems language like Algol-W and Euler. Notably the original [[Prolog]] implementation, one of the few programming languages today that are not related in any way to ALGOL was actually developed in Algol-W.
Initially evolved out of a number of ideas, but the first proposal was made by Heinz Rutishauser in his paper ''[http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/text/Knuth_Don_X4100/PDF_index/k-5-pdf/k-5-u2456-Rechenplanfortigung-german.pdf Automatische Rechenplanfertigung bei programmgesteuerten Rechenmaschinen]'' in 1951, but the language proposed there became known as '''Superplan''', the paper also available in an [http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/text/Knuth_Don_X4100/PDF_index/k-5-pdf/k-5-u2456-Rechenplanfortigung-translation.pdf English translation]. Most of the work made in making Algol a reality was done by the "Zürich, Mainz, München, Darmstadt" group, or ZMMD that both had say on the Algol 58 standard and adapted their existing Algorithmic Compiler to the language in 1958.


See also: [[ALGOL 68]]
Initially introduced in 1958 as IAL with the name changed to ALGOL in 1960, but that original variant is now usually known as '''Algol-58''', it drew its inspiration from the work of Heinz Rutishauser on algorithmic programming and the languages Superplan, IT, Plankalkül and [[FORTRAN]].


==DOS implementations of ALGOL==
See also:
* [[ALGOL W]]
* [[ALGOL 68]]
* [[ALGOL-N]]
* [[JOVIAL]]
 
==Implementations==
*MARST - Algol-to-C Translator
 
===DOS implementations===
* [http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~wpc/reports/compilers/compilerindex/t1.html Persistent S-algol] - TP Source
* [http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~wpc/reports/compilers/compilerindex/t1.html Persistent S-algol] - TP Source
* [http://www.angelfire.com/biz/rhaminisys/binaries/algol60.zip RHA Algol-60] - Freeware - Discontinued - Includes source but is nota bene not open source.
* RHA Algol-60 - Freeware - Includes source but is nota bene not open source.


==Algol like languages==
==Algol like languages==
*muSIMP
*muSIMP
==External articles==
* Mikhail A. Bulyonkov, Alexandre F. Rar, Andrey N. Terekhov: [http://www.computer-museum.ru/english/algol68.htm Algol 68 – 25 Years in the USSR]


==Standards==
==Standards==
* Original [http://www.fh-jena.de/~kleine/history/languages/Algol60-Naur.pdf Algol 60 proposal by Peter Naur] of BNF fame, a printed version from the [http://www.fh-jena.de/~kleine/history/languages/Algol60-ACM.pdf AM Newsletter] and a [http://www.fh-jena.de/~kleine/history/languages/Algol60-Deutsch.pdf German translation] prepared and originally published in East Germany.
* Original Algol 60 proposal by Peter Naur - a printed version from the AM Newsletter
* Burroughs had an Algol superset called [http://www.fh-jena.de/~kleine/history/languages/burroughs_B5500_ExtendedAlgol.pdf Extended Algol] or Burroughs Extended Algol and was used by the company for most programming work for the next decade and was a sort of a minor de facto standard as some other compiler writers took from that implementation, the company had previously used Algol 58 supersets.
* Burroughs had an Algol superset called ''Extended Algol'' that was used for most programming work for the next decade and was a sort of minor de facto standard as some other compiler writers took from that implementation. The company had previously used Algol 58 supersets.
* [http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/files/ECMA-ST-WITHDRAWN/ECMA-2,%201st%20Edition,%20April%201965.pdf ECMA-02 - Subset of ALGOL 60 - ECMALGOL] - 1965 - Withdrawn.
* ECMA-02 - Subset of ALGOL 60 - ECMALGOL - 1965 - Withdrawn
* [http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/files/ECMA-TR-WITHDRAWN/TR-001.pdf ECMA TR-01 - A Set of I/O Procedures for ECMALGOL] - 1967 - Withdrawn
* ECMA TR-01 - A Set of I/O Procedures for ECMALGOL - 1967 - Withdrawn
* [http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/text/algol/algol_bulletin/A30/P32.HTM ALGOL-N] - Formal spec in an English translation put forward by S. Igarashi, T. Iwamura, K. Sakuma, T. Simauti, T. Simuzu, S. Takasu, E. Wada, and N. Yoneda.
* The original Algol-W proposals are now lost, but the [http://www.fh-jena.de/~kleine/history/languages/AlgolW-Manual.pdf Manual] still exists.
 
==Algol history==
* Initially evolved out of a number of ideas, but the first proposal was made by Heinz Rutishauser in his paper [http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/text/Knuth_Don_X4100/PDF_index/k-5-pdf/k-5-u2456-Rechenplanfortigung-german.pdf Automatische Rechenplanfortigung bei Programingesteurten Rechenmaschinen] in 1951 but the language proposed there became known as '''Superplan''', the paper also available in an [http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/text/Knuth_Don_X4100/PDF_index/k-5-pdf/k-5-u2456-Rechenplanfortigung-translation.pdf English translation]. Most of the work made in making Algol a reality was done by the "Zűrich, Mainz, Műnchen, Darmstadt" group, or ZMMD that both had say on the Algol 58 standard and adapted their existing Algorithmic Compiler to the language in 1958.


[[Category:Programming Languages]] [[Category:Algol]]
[[Category:Algol]]

Latest revision as of 17:36, 4 October 2023

Historically important programming language, descendants include Pascal, C, C++, Modula-2, BCPL, PL/I, Oberon, Java, Simula and Smalltalk.

History

Initially evolved out of a number of ideas, but the first proposal was made by Heinz Rutishauser in his paper Automatische Rechenplanfertigung bei programmgesteuerten Rechenmaschinen in 1951, but the language proposed there became known as Superplan, the paper also available in an English translation. Most of the work made in making Algol a reality was done by the "Zürich, Mainz, München, Darmstadt" group, or ZMMD that both had say on the Algol 58 standard and adapted their existing Algorithmic Compiler to the language in 1958.

Initially introduced in 1958 as IAL with the name changed to ALGOL in 1960, but that original variant is now usually known as Algol-58, it drew its inspiration from the work of Heinz Rutishauser on algorithmic programming and the languages Superplan, IT, Plankalkül and FORTRAN.

See also:

Implementations

  • MARST - Algol-to-C Translator

DOS implementations

  • Persistent S-algol - TP Source
  • RHA Algol-60 - Freeware - Includes source but is nota bene not open source.

Algol like languages

  • muSIMP

Standards

  • Original Algol 60 proposal by Peter Naur - a printed version from the AM Newsletter
  • Burroughs had an Algol superset called Extended Algol that was used for most programming work for the next decade and was a sort of minor de facto standard as some other compiler writers took from that implementation. The company had previously used Algol 58 supersets.
  • ECMA-02 - Subset of ALGOL 60 - ECMALGOL - 1965 - Withdrawn
  • ECMA TR-01 - A Set of I/O Procedures for ECMALGOL - 1967 - Withdrawn