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Teaching Photograph ? Implementation Diagram, JOVIAL Programming Language, Trevor Pearcey, 1959-1992
Reg. No: MM 068235
- Summary:
- Photograph of a computer programming diagram entitled "DESCRIPTION OF THE USE OF CLIP IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF JOVIAL". JOVIAL, a high-level programming language, was developed by Jules Schwartz in the United States in1959, to write software for the electronics of military aircraft. JOVIAL is an acronym for Jules Own Version of the International Algorithmic Language.
This is one of a set of photographs of computer structure diagrams and computer programmimg instructions, probably used in the 1970s as aids in teaching computing subjects. The diagrams and instructions relate to several early models and systems of stored program computers dating back as far as the 1950s and including the CSIR Mark 1 (later renamed CSIRAC), the Cirrus, the Atlas, the IBM System/360 , the CDC 6600 System, and the Illiac IV. - Description:
- Black and white photographic print of a computer programming diagram.
- Description Of Content:
- Computer programming diagram showing the use of CLIP in the computer programming language JOVIAL.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Steve & Connie Kormas, 2001
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 90 mm (Width), 125 mm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | computer programming, computer engineering, computer software, computers, computing |
| Themes this item is part of: | Engineering Collection, Information & Communication Collection, Trevor Pearcey, Computer Engineer & CSIRAC Specialist (1919-1998), Trevor Pearcey, 1919 - 1998: a brief biography, Trevor Pearcey & the First Australian Computer: A Lost Opportunity?, Trevor Pearcey & the First Australian Computer: A Lost Opportunity? |
| Primary Classification: | COMPUTING & CALCULATING |
| Secondary Classification: | Digital Computing |
| Tertiary Classification: | drawings |
| Original Caption: | DESCRIPTION OF THE USE OF CLIP IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF JOVIAL |
| Inscriptions: | On reverse in black pencil at lower right, Museum Victoria catalogue reference: "MM 68235"; On reverse printed in black ink, photographic paper manufacturer's name: "ILFORD". Title at the head of the notes: "DESCRIPTION OF THE USE OF CLIP IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF JOVIAL". |
| Format: | Photograph: Black & White; 5 in. x 3½ in. |
| Creator: | Dr Trevor Pearcey |
Themes
This item is part of the following themes:
- Engineering Collection
- Information & Communication Collection
- Trevor Pearcey, Computer Engineer & CSIRAC Specialist (1919-1998)
- Trevor Pearcey, 1919 - 1998: a brief biography
- Trevor Pearcey & the First Australian Computer: A Lost Opportunity?
- Trevor Pearcey & the First Australian Computer: A Lost Opportunity?
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