Bryan Higman, "The Basic language project"

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University of Manchester Department of Computer Science (additional)MUC/5-9

Papers relating to Department of Computer Science/ICL Legal CaseMUC/5

MU5 SS (Supervisor System Manual)MUC/5/1

MU5 Manual Part 4 Chapter 11-The local storeMUC/5/2

MU5 Manual part 4-Chapter 20- Test Programs 1 Dec 1971MUC/5/3

MU5 Hardware manual Volumes 1 and 2MUC/5/4

MU5 Autocode ManualMUC/5/5

MU5 Autocode ManualMUC/5/6

MU5 Compilers Writers ManualMUC/5/7

MU5 Compilers Writers ManualMUC/5/8

MU5-MX/3 basic library manualMUC/5/9

MU5-MX/3 operating system-system manualMUC/5/10

MU5 basic programming manualMUC/5/11

MU5 basic programming manualMUC/5/12

MU5 manual part 4 -chapter 3-the primary operand unitMUC/5/13

New Machine Manual (Issue 1)MUC/5/14

New Machine Manual part 1MUC/5/15

New Machine Manual part 2MUC/5/16

New Machine Manual part 3MUC/5/ 17

New Machine Manual part 3MUC/5/18

New Machine Manual part 4MUC/5/19

New Machine Manual issue 6MUC/5/20

MU5-MX/3 operating system-system manualMUC/5/21

SPG manualMUC/5/22

C H Lindsey, "ISO-Code representation for ALGOL 68"MUC/5/23

Report: A storage system for use with binary digital computing machinesMUC/5/24

Report: An appraisal of the Atlas SupervisorMUC/5/25

Report: Convergence StudiesMUC/5/26

D Morris and G D Detlefson, "A virtual processor for real time operation"MUC/5/27

Report: a system programme generator (SPG)MUC/5/28

Programmers reference manual: VIPER/1900MUC/5/29

The 1908 paging schemeMUC/5/30

Programme ICL Summer SchoolMUC/5/31

ICT Report: "Large computer project -presentation to the Government September 1965"MUC/5/32

Report of the Bridgeware Working PartyMUC/5/33

"The Manchester Universal Electronic Computer"MUC/5/34

"A description of the Ferranti Pegasus computer"MUC/5/35

"An introduction to the Ferranti Pegasus computer"MUC/5/36

"Applications of Ferranti Computers"MUC/5/37

"1900 series technical publications: bibliography"MUC/5/38

ICT brochure, 1900 SeriesMUC/5/39

ICL report "ICL’s project 52-a situation report "MUC/5/40

Ferranti Atlas fixed store routines: volume 1 21st June 1962/17th May 1962MUC/5/41

Ferranti Atlas fixed store routines, volume 2MUC/5/42

ICT proposals and specifications to Regional Computer Centre working party, April 1968MUC/5/43

ICL proposal – Regional Computer Centre phase 3 – project 51, July 1968.MUC/5/44

ICL submissions to Computer Board and Science Research Council 12th July 1968MUC/5/45

Atlas Computer AccountsMUC/5/46

Atlas Computer AccountsMUC/5/47

Atlas Computer AccountsMUC/5/48

Computer Research Fund AccountsMUC/5/49

File: Use, allocation and earnings of AtlasMUC/5/50

File: Computing service incomeMUC/5/51

File: Computing service incomeMUC/5/52

File: Computing service incomeMUC/5/53

File: Computing service incomeMUC/5/54

File: Computing service incomeMUC/5/55

File computing service incomeMUC/5/56

File computing service incomeMUC/5/57

Professor Kilburn’s letter fileMUC/5/58

Professor Kilburn’s letter fileMUC/5/59

Professor Kilburn’s letter fileMUC/5/60

Professor Kilburn’s letter fileMUC/5/61

File: NIRNS Atlas Computer CommitteeMUC/5/62

File: Philadelphia paperMUC/5/63

File-correspondence and documents -trip to AmericaMUC/5/64

File: Mellon Institute of Industrial ResearchMUC/5/65

File: Computer HandbookMUC/5/66

File: AtlasMUC/5/67

File: Data link and computing serviceMUC/5/68

File: "Atlas Computing Service (ICT)MUC/5/69

File: Atlas Computing Service (University)MUC/5/70

File: Atlas – Official InaugurationMUC/5/71

File: Mercury IncomeMUC/5/72

File: Creed & Co.MUC/5/73

File: Institute of Electrical EngineersMUC/5/74

File: ICT Atlas Committees – MiscellaneousMUC/5/75

File: Atlas Users Committee minutesMUC/5/76

File: ICT Atlas Committees – Owners Applications CommitteeMUC/5/77

File: ICT Atlas Committees-Owners Basic Software CommitteeMUC/5/78

File: ICT Atlas Committees - Operating CommitteeMUC/5/79

File: ICT Atlas Committees-Atlas Owners Policy CommitteeMUC/5/80

File:"MUSE/Atlas"MUC/5/81

File: Atlas Progress Committee meetingsMUC/5/82

File: Peripheral Development Committee Meetings.MUC/5/83

File: Plessey LimitedMUC/5/84

File: Miscellaneous notes of meetings re: AtlasMUC/5/85

File: “Atlas Accounts” – time used 1963/1964"MUC/5/86

File: "Atlas performance figures March 1964"MUC/5/87

File: "Improvements to Atlas"MUC/5/88

File: “Atlas literature”MUC/5/89

File: “Atlas descriptions April to October 1960"MUC/5/90

File: “Atlas publications”MUC/5/91

File: "Atlas progress reports"MUC/5/92

Notes and memoranda re the Harwell AtlasMUC/5/93

File: Performance reports - MercuryMUC/5/94

File: Performance reportsMUC/5/95

File: NRDCMUC/5/96

File: MUSS and ICLMUC/5/97

File: Frank Sumner's notes and memoranda on new machineMUC/5/98

File: Project 52 Bridgeware working partyMUC/5/99

File: ICL presentation, 24 January 1968MUC/5/100

Tom Kilburn, "A review of computer developments at Manchester University"MUC/5/101

Miscellaneous papersMUC/5/102

Cuttings relating to AtlasMUC/5/103

NIRNS reportsMUC/5/104

"Orbit"MUC/5/105

2900 brochureMUC/5/106

ICL brochure 2900 technical overviewMUC/5/107

Ferranti "News Pack"MUC/5/108

Provisional description of the Ferranti Atlas ComputerMUC/5/109

John Iliffe "A Basic Machine"MUC/5/110

Bryan Higman, "The Basic language project"MUC/5/111

J K Iliffe, "Some observations on Codeword- based programming"MUC/5/112

"System proposals for 1908"MUC/5/113

"Some comments on J. Illife's code word system"MUC/5/114

G P Darwin and C E G Bracknell, "Report on a Basic Language for computing systems"MUC/5/115

Memorandum: "Tony Brooker's interpretation of Iliffe's scheme"MUC/5/116

J K Iliffe, "Basic language machine memorandum no.6 : Store Addressing Schemes"MUC/5/117

Notes re ICT 1908 presentation at Manchester, 28 July 1966MUC/5/118

Memorandum: The 1908 CLU and Floating Point Unit Instruction TimeMUC/5/119

D W Davies, "The design of the 1908 computer"MUC/5/120

J K Iliffe and G G Scarrott, "The Basic Language Project"MUC/5/121

J K Illife, "Manchester University System Design Proposal"MUC/5/122

J K Iliffe, "Basic Language Machine"MUC/5/123

[Charles Lindsey], "Running System 67 on our 1905 E"MUC/5/124

Gordon Scarrott, "Assessment criteria for system proposals"MUC/5/125

Gordon Scarrott, "Some principles for the design of Information Processing Systems with particular reference to the Basic Language Project"MUC/5/126

M R Wetherfield, "Proposed modification to User Primitive Level Interfaces"MUC/5/127

File: "Memoranda re large computer"MUC/5/128

File:"Convergence"MUC/5/129

File: "Alice interface"MUC/5/130

ICL report: "Synthetic option, draft of architecture description"MUC/5/131

Memorandum: "Presentation to ICL 24 Jan 1968"MUC/5/132

"The Instruction code"MUC/5/133

"The Instruction code"MUC/5/134

New machine manual (issue 1)MUC/5/135

Memorandum: "Summary of architectural difference between Kilburn machine and project 52"MUC/5/136

Memorandum: "Notes on Summary of architectural difference between Kilburn machine and project 52"MUC/5/137

New Machine Manual part 1MUC/5/138

MU5 basic programming manualMUC/5/139

R N Ibbett, "The MU5 computer complexMUC/5/140

MU5 Basic Programming ManualMUC/5/141

J K Buckle, "The ICL 2900 series"MUC/5/142

Derrick Morris and Roland Ibbett, "The MU5 Computer Systems"MUC/5/143

Tom Kilburn, Derick Morris, John Rohl and Frank Sumner, "A system design proposal"MUC/5/144

Roland Ibbett, "The MU5 instruction pipeline"MUC/5/145

D H R Huxtable and J M Pinkerton, "The hardware-software interface of the ICL 2900 range"MUC/5/146

File: Miscellaneous correspondenceMUC/5/147

File: Miscellaneous correspondenceMUC/5/148

File: Miscellaneous correspondenceMUC/5/149

File: Miscellaneous correspondenceMUC/5/150

Regional Computer Centre DocumentsMUC/5/151-162

Agreements between Ferranti and Tom KilburnMUC/5/163-172

Agreement between University of Manchester and NRDCMUC/5/173

Agreement between NRDC and University of ManchesterMUC/5/174

Agreement between ICL and University of ManchesterMUC/5/175

Agreement between ICL and the University of ManchesterMUC/5/176

Memorandum: "Proposal for research computer"MUC/5/177

Report to Science Research Council Board of VisitorsMUC/5/178

S H Lavington, "The Mark I and the Mercury"MUC/5/179

C H Lindsey "Making the hardware suit the language"MUC/5/180

B V Bowen "The Language of Computers"MUC/5/181

"Electronic Digital Computers"MUC/5/182

G Scarrott, "Comparison between MU and basic language system design projects"MUC/5/183

"Computer World"MUC/5/184-185

Brochure: "Description of the Mercury Computer"MUC/5/186

Brochure: "Introduction to the Mercury Computer"MUC/5/187

Amendment sheet 1 MU manual part 3MUC/5/188

File: "1905E New machine"MUC/5/189

ICL product specification PSD 2.5.1MUC/5/190

Publications relating to the MU5MUC/5/191

ICL, New Range Planning OrganisationMUC/5/192

File: Car ParkingMUC/5/193

ICL, new Range Order Code Training manualMUC/5/194

IFIP Congress 1968MUC/5/195

Diary extract/PaperMUC/5/196

Schedule of DocumentsMUC/5/197

University of Manchester Theses relating to ComputingMUC/6

Tom Kilburn papersMUC/7

University of Manchester Department of Computing Science Collection: Dai Edwards PapersMUC/8

University of Manchester Department of Computer Science: Simon Lavington PapersMUC/9