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running on the [[wp:ICL_1900|ICL 1900]]. |
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Based on the original language, the main subset restrictions were ''definition before use'' and no parallel processing. |
Based on the original language, the main subset restrictions were ''definition before use'' and no parallel processing. |
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This compiler was popular in [[wp:United_Kingdom|UK]] universities in the 1970s, where many [[wp:computer_science|computer science]] students learnt [[ALGOL 68]] as their first programming language; the compiler was renowned for good error messages. |
This compiler was popular in [[wp:United_Kingdom|UK]] universities in the 1970s, where many [[wp:computer_science|computer science]] students learnt [[ALGOL 68]] as their first programming language; the compiler was renowned for good error messages. |