KOMPILER
Encyclopedia
In computing
, the KOMPILER was one of the first language compilation
and runtime systems for International Business Machines' IBM 701
, the fastest commercial U.S.
computer
available in 1955.
Information on KOMPILER is listed on page 16 of Volume 2, Number 5 (May 1959) of the Communications of the ACM
. Known versions are KOMPILER 2 for IBM 701 and KOMPILER 3 for the IBM 704
. KOMPILER was eventually replaced by a Fortran
compiler on the IBM 704.
Computing
Computing is usually defined as the activity of using and improving computer hardware and software. It is the computer-specific part of information technology...
, the KOMPILER was one of the first language compilation
Compiler
A compiler is a computer program that transforms source code written in a programming language into another computer language...
and runtime systems for International Business Machines' IBM 701
IBM 701
The IBM 701, known as the Defense Calculator while in development, was announced to the public on April 29, 1952, and was IBM’s first commercial scientific computer...
, the fastest commercial U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
computer
Computer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
available in 1955.
Information on KOMPILER is listed on page 16 of Volume 2, Number 5 (May 1959) of the Communications of the ACM
Communications of the ACM
Communications of the ACM is the flagship monthly journal of the Association for Computing Machinery . First published in 1957, CACM is sent to all ACM members, currently numbering about 80,000. The articles are intended for readers with backgrounds in all areas of computer science and information...
. Known versions are KOMPILER 2 for IBM 701 and KOMPILER 3 for the IBM 704
IBM 704
The IBM 704, the first mass-produced computer with floating point arithmetic hardware, was introduced by IBM in 1954. The 704 was significantly improved over the IBM 701 in terms of architecture as well as implementations which were not compatible with its predecessor.Changes from the 701 included...
. KOMPILER was eventually replaced by a Fortran
Fortran
Fortran is a general-purpose, procedural, imperative programming language that is especially suited to numeric computation and scientific computing...
compiler on the IBM 704.