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3 unusual facts about Autocode


Autocode

The second autocode was developed for the Mark 1 by R. A. Brooker in 1954 and was called the "Mark 1 Autocode".

Slightly different dialects of Mercury Autocode were implemented for the Ferranti Atlas (distinct from the later Atlas Autocode) and the ICT 1300 and 1900 range.

Brooker also developed an autocode for the Ferranti Mercury in the 1950s in conjunction with the University of Manchester.


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Atlas Autocode

Atlas Autocode's second-greatest claim to fame (after being the progenitor of Imp and EMAS) was that it had many of the features of the original "Compiler Compiler".


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