From owner-sc22wg5@open-std.org Mon Mar 1 21:00:32 2010 Return-Path: X-Original-To: sc22wg5-dom8 Delivered-To: sc22wg5-dom8@www2.open-std.org Received: by www2.open-std.org (Postfix, from userid 521) id C951BC178DF; Mon, 1 Mar 2010 21:00:32 +0100 (CET) X-Original-To: sc22wg5@open-std.org Delivered-To: sc22wg5@open-std.org Received: from mail.jpl.nasa.gov (smtp.jpl.nasa.gov [128.149.139.105]) by www2.open-std.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E1FA1C178D9 for ; Mon, 1 Mar 2010 21:00:30 +0100 (CET) Received: from [137.79.7.57] (math.jpl.nasa.gov [137.79.7.57]) (authenticated (0 bits)) by smtp.jpl.nasa.gov (Switch-3.4.2/Switch-3.4.1) with ESMTP id o21K0Sjq005022 (using TLSv1/SSLv3 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256 bits) verified NO) for ; Mon, 1 Mar 2010 12:00:28 -0800 Subject: Web about early Fortran From: Van Snyder Reply-To: Van.Snyder@jpl.nasa.gov To: sc22wg5 Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Yes Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:00:27 -0800 Message-Id: <1267473627.24615.886.camel@math.jpl.nasa.gov> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.12.3 (2.12.3-19.el5) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Source-IP: math.jpl.nasa.gov [137.79.7.57] X-Source-Sender: Van.Snyder@jpl.nasa.gov X-AUTH: Authorized Sender: owner-sc22wg5@open-std.org Precedence: bulk Paul McJones has constructed a web with materials about early Fortran, including the original November 10, 1954, "Fortran 0" memo from Backus, and the January 1954 MIT Engineering Memorandum E-364, from Laning and Zierler, entitled "A program for translation of mathematical equations for Whirlwind I". Backus credits this as the first operating algebraic compiler. http://www.softwarepreservation.org/projects/FORTRAN