COMAL
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| COMAL | |
|---|---|
| Paradigm | structured |
| Appeared in | 1973 |
| Designed by | Benedict Løfstedt and Børge Christensen |
| Typing discipline | strong |
| Influenced by | BASIC, Pascal |
COMAL (Common Algorithmic Language) is a computer programming language developed in Denmark by Benedict Løfstedt and Børge Christensen in 1973.
COMAL was actually created as a mixture of the prevalent educational programming languages of the time, BASIC and Pascal, and was meant to introduce structured programming elements in an environment where BASIC would normally be used.
The "COMAL 80 PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE REPORT" contains the formal definition of the language.
In the early 1980s, Apple Computer won a contract to supply Apple II computers running CP/M and COMAL to Irish secondary schools.
In 1990 Thomas Lundy and Rory O'Sullivan produced the definitive text on COMAL Programming. They cleverly matched and compared COMAL with BBC Structured Basic.
COMAL is available for:
[edit] External links
- OpenComal – an Open Source implementation of COMAL for UNIX, MS-DOS and Windows
- MacharSoft
- Description of COMAL, versions, and characteristics
- Annotated Bibliography of the COMAL language
