From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 10.13.212.211 with SMTP id w202mr18363460ywd.19.1446948205278; Sat, 07 Nov 2015 18:03:25 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 10.182.247.4 with SMTP id ya4mr268894obc.14.1446948205221; Sat, 07 Nov 2015 18:03:25 -0800 (PST) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!feeder01.blueworldhosting.com!border2.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!f78no301613qge.1!news-out.google.com!fs1ni2295igb.0!nntp.google.com!i2no1047375igv.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2015 18:03:24 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <1407020961.468638712.030899.yaldnif.w-blueyonder.co.uk@news.individual.net> Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=123.2.70.40; posting-account=S_MdrwoAAAD7T2pxG2e393dk6y0tc0Le NNTP-Posting-Host: 123.2.70.40 References: <649162553.468471915.098991.foo@ios.app.newstap> <60a07581-891f-411c-b3ce-22eaf5119279@googlegroups.com> <1407020961.468638712.030899.yaldnif.w-blueyonder.co.uk@news.individual.net> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <6b04ef32-4cf3-4f29-b5bd-e5ea52637e03@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: ee9 V2.0, the GNU Ada KDF9 emulator From: robin.vowels@gmail.com Injection-Date: Sun, 08 Nov 2015 02:03:25 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Xref: news.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:28272 Date: 2015-11-07T18:03:24-08:00 List-Id: On Sunday, November 8, 2015 at 12:34:11 PM UTC+11, Bill Findlay wrote: > wrote: > > On Friday, November 6, 2015 at 2:11:52 PM UTC+11, Bill Findlay wrote: > >> .. is now available for OSX, Windows, Linux 32 & 64 bit, and Raspberry Pi, > >> at: > >> > >> http://www.findlayw.plus.com/KDF9/#Emulator > > > > The URL says : > > "KDF9 was one of the first computers to support Algol 60, ..." > > > > In fact, the implementors of the KDF9 Algol compiler > > adapted that compiler to run on DEUCE, before the KDF9 was available, > > in order to test the design. > > (you might recall that the KDF9 was running late). > And you might recall what "one of" means. > > The website at the URL also says: "[the KDF9 Algol project] engendered > Algol 60 implementations on many other computers, including the EE DEUCE, DEUCE Algol PREceded KDF9 Algol, as I said. The X1 Algol compiler (1961, if not earlier) preceded KDF9 [and upon which the KDF9 Algol was based]. And you might recall that "engendered" is the term used, and does not list other Algol implementations. > the Ferranti Pegasus, the NPL ACE, the EE KDF6, the Soviet Minsk range, the > EE System 4/50, the IBM System 360/25, the Phillips PRS8000, the Elliott > 903, and the Indian ECIL TDC-316." Some of these post-date KDF9 Algol. ACE - 1955 EE System 4/50 - 1966