In
computing
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, the KOMPILER was one of the first language
compilation and
runtime system
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s for
International Business Machines
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'
IBM 701
The IBM 701 Electronic Data Processing Machine, known as the Defense Calculator while in development, was IBM’s first commercial scientific computer and its first series production mainframe computer, which was announced to the public on May 2 ...
, the fastest commercial
U.S.
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computer
A computer is a machine that can be Computer programming, programmed to automatically Execution (computing), carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations (''computation''). Modern digital electronic computers can perform generic set ...
available in 1955.
Information on KOMPILER is listed on page 16 of Volume 2, Number 5 (May 1959) of the ''
Communications of the ACM
''Communications of the ACM'' (''CACM'') is the monthly journal of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
History
It was established in 1958, with Saul Rosen as its first managing editor. It is sent to all ACM members.
Articles are i ...
''. Known versions are KOMPILER 2 for IBM 701 and KOMPILER 3 for the
IBM 704
The IBM 704 is the model name of a large digital computer, digital mainframe computer introduced by IBM in 1954. Designed by John Backus and Gene Amdahl, it was the first mass-produced computer with hardware for floating-point arithmetic. The I ...
. KOMPILER was eventually replaced by a
Fortran compiler on the IBM 704.
See also
*
PACT (compiler) PACT was a series of compilers for the IBM 701 and IBM 704 scientific computers. Their development was conducted jointly by IBM and a committee of customers starting in 1954. PACT I was developed for the 701, and PACT IA for the 704. The emphasis in ...
References
External links
HOPL: Kompiler
Programming languages
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