Short Code (Computer Language) : Electronic Computer, Machine Code, John Mauchly, BINAC, UNIVAC I, History of Programming Languages

Lambert M. Surhone

ISBN 10: 613092903X / ISBN 13: 9786130929039

Published by Omniscriptum, 2010

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Short Code was one of the first higher-level languages ever developed for an electronic computer.Unlike machine code, Short Code statements represented mathematic expressions rather than a machine instruction.Short Code was proposed by John Mauchly in 1949 and originally known as Brief Code. William Schmitt implemented a version of Brief Code in 1949 for the BINAC computer, though it was never debugged and tested. The following year Schmitt implemented a new version of Brief Code for the UNIVAC I where it was now known as Short Code (also Short Order Code). A revised version of Short Code was developed in 1952 for the Univac II by A. B. Tonik and J. R Logan.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Short Code (Computer Language) : Electronic Computer, Machine Code, John Mauchly, BINAC, UNIVAC I, History of Programming Languages
• Publisher: Omniscriptum
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 613092903X
• ISBN 13: 9786130929039
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 6D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 6 millimeters depth
• Weight: 143 grams

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Synopsis

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Short Code was one of the first higher-level languages ever developed for an electronic computer.Unlike machine code, Short Code statements represented mathematic expressions rather than a machine instruction.Short Code was proposed by John Mauchly in 1949 and originally known as Brief Code. William Schmitt implemented a version of Brief Code in 1949 for the BINAC computer, though it was never debugged and tested. The following year Schmitt implemented a new version of Brief Code for the UNIVAC I where it was now known as Short Code (also Short Order Code). A revised version of Short Code was developed in 1952 for the Univac II by A. B. Tonik and J. R Logan.