Brooker, 1955 - Google Patents

An attempt to simplify coding for the Manchester electronic computer

Brooker, 1955

Document ID
18293435625590919317
Author
Brooker R
Publication year
Publication venue
British Journal of Applied Physics

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This paper outlines some of the difficulties encountered in attempting to simplify the task of preparing programmes for a large scale digital computer. In general this is most simply achieved at the price of increasing the machine time consumed by the resulting programme …
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