ATLAS AUTOCODE
\ˈatləs ˌɔːtə͡ʊkˈə͡ʊd], \ˈatləs ˌɔːtəʊkˈəʊd], \ˈa_t_l_ə_s ˌɔː_t_əʊ_k_ˈəʊ_d]\
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The Autocode for the Ferranti Atlas, whichmay have been the first commercial computer withhardware-paged virtual memory. Whereas other autocodeswere basically assembly languages, Atlas Autocode washigh-level and block-structured, resembling a cross betweenFortran and ALGOL 60. It had call-by value, loops,declarations, complex numbers, pointers, heap andstack storage generators, dynamic arrays, and extensiblesyntax.
By Denis Howe
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