Cambridge Algebra System

Cambridge Algebra System
Developer(s) David Barton, Stephen R. Bourne, and John Fitch
Written in Titan assembler, ALGOL 68C, BCPL
Operating system Titan computer then Cross-platform
Type Computer algebra system

Cambridge Algebra System (CAMAL) is a computer algebra system written in Cambridge University by David Barton, Steve Bourne, and John Fitch. It was initially used for computations in celestial mechanics[1][2] and general relativity. The foundation code was written in Titan computer assembler,.[3] In 1973, when Titan was replaced with an IBM370/85, it was rewritten in ALGOL 68C and then BCPL[4] where it could run on IBM mainframes and assorted microcomputers.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Bourne, Stephen Richard (1969). Automatic algebraic manipulation and its application to the lunar theory. University of Cambridge.
  2. ↑ Bourne, Stephen Richard. "Literal Expressions for the Co-Ordinates of the Moon. I. The First Degree Terms". Celestial Mechanics. 6 (2): 167–186.
  3. ↑ Titan Autocode 1
  4. ↑ CAMAL 40 Years on – Is Small Still Beautiful? - John P. Fitch
  5. ↑ "REDUCE meets CAMAL" (PDF). School of Mathematical Sciences University of Bath. Retrieved 2012-08-12.

Further reading

  • "A pre-editor for CAMAL". ACM SIGSAM Bulletin. 9 (3): 30–34. August 1975.
  • Fitch, John (1975). CAMAL User's Manual. England: Cambridge University.
  • Bourne, Stephen Richard; Horton, J.R. (1971). "The Design of the Cambridge Algebra System". Proceedings of the Second ACM Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Manipulation. SYMSAC '71. Los Angeles, California, USA: 134–143. doi:10.1145/800204.806278.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.