If I remember right, PDP-11 Algol has been mentioned on this list from time to time.
That was released via DECUS, and I've seen those bits in the past. The problem
always was that the runtime code (algol.rts) showed up only as a binary, no sources.
It looks like I have a copy of the sources. Would there be interest in that? This is
for RSTS (as a runtime system) though the I/O is pretty simple and could presumably be
adjusted for some other OS if anyone wants to.
By the way, I don't remember ever seeing a manual for the language implemented by that
compiler. It turns out the best reference for that would be a manual for one of the
Burroughs mainframes (say, the B5500 or B6700), which can be found on Bitsavers. The
implementation actually compiles for P-code that resembles the machine code of those
machines, except for using 16 bit words rather than 48/53 bit ones. The language has a
number of large extensions that were taken directly from the I/O and string processing
extensions in Burroughs Algol.
paul
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