Languages from the 1950s

"Derek M. Jones" <derek@_NOSPAM_knosof.co.uk>
Mon, 30 Mar 2020 15:16:30 +0100

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From:	"Derek M. Jones" <derek@_NOSPAM_knosof.co.uk>
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All,

I looking for manuals for languages from the 1950s,
the earlier the better.

There were lots of languages around (we just don't know much
about them today):
http://shape-of-code.coding-guidelines.com/2017/05/21/evidence-for-28-possible-compilers-in-1957/

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Derek M. Jones
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[I presume you've looked through bitsavers. -John]