A very early predecessor of this compiler was used by Guy and Bourne to write the first Game of Life programs on the PDP-7 with a DEC 340 display. 展开

Below is a sampling of some notable extensions:
• Automatic op:= for any operator, e.g. *:= and +:=
• UPTO, DOWNTO and UNTIL in loop-clauses;
• displacement … 展开

Stephen Bourne subsequently reused ALGOL 68's if ~ then ~ else ~ fi, case ~ in ~ out ~ esac and for ~ while ~ do ~ od clauses in the common 展开

• No ALGOL 68 FLEX and variable length arrays
• MODE STRING implemented without FLEX
• The PAR … 展开

• Official website
• Cambridge ALGOL 68: on the historical roster of computer languages – includes 10+ publication references.
• A Transportation of ALGOL 68C – PJ Gardner, University of Essex – March 1977 (From 370 to … 展开