Language H
Language H is a proprietary, procedural programming language created by NCR based on COBOL. The first compiler was developed in August 1962 to run on the National-Elliott 405M and produce object code for the National-Elliott 803B.[1] It is believed that the "H" stands for John C Harwell.[2]
| Paradigm | procedural |
|---|---|
| First appeared | 1962 |
| Influenced by | |
| COBOL | |
Syntax
Language H programs consist of a heading section followed by sets of statements called "chapters." Comments are introduced and terminated by asterisks. It has 84 reserved keywords.[3] Some of them are:[4] READ, PRINT, PUNCH, NUMBER, MAX, BEING, FROM, CHANNEL, DIGIT, STERLING, CHARACTERS, UP, TO, RADICES, QUANTITY, DECIMAL, POINT, INADMISSIBLE, INPUT, CONTROL, ERROR, SEEN-CHARACTER, OPERAND, CALCULATE, HOLD, OFF, ON, SEE, AT, POSITION, PLACES, FILE, GET, AGAIN, WITH, FINISH, REEL-END, UNOBTAINABLE, END-OF-FILE, MARKER, BRANCH, OR, GET-AGAIN, ACCORDING, SEQUENTIAL, FILING, DUMP, DATA, PROCESSING, PROGRAM, FOR, CHAPTER, NOTE, IN, OBEY, AND, ARE, AT, BY, IN, IS
References
- ↑ Cormack, A.S. (November 1, 1962). "Early Operating Experience with Language H". The Computer Journal 5 (3): 158–161. doi:10.1093/comjnl/5.3.158. https://academic.oup.com/comjnl/article/5/3/158/424294.
- ↑ Lavington, Simon (2011). Moving Targets: Elliott-Automation and the Dawn of the Computer Age in Britain. Springer. ISBN 978-1848829329.
- ↑ "Archived copy". http://www.thecorememory.com/NCR_Language_H.pdf.
- ↑ "Resurrection". The Journal of the Computer Conservation Society 82: 43. Summer 2018. http://www.computerconservationsociety.org/resurrection/pdfs/res82.pdf.
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