Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site west44.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!vax135!ukc!west44!gurr From: gurr@west44.UUCP (Dave Gurr) Newsgroups: net.lang.c Subject: Re: C: is it just another descendant of ALGOL? Message-ID: <158@west44.UUCP> Date: Fri, 16-Mar-84 15:45:49 EST Article-I.D.: west44.158 Posted: Fri Mar 16 15:45:49 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 17-Mar-84 03:50:14 EST References: <2151@ecsvax.UUCP> <225@opus.UUCP> Organization: CS Dept., Westfield College, London Lines: 29 In response to the mention of BCPL, some people may find the following references helpful: "BCPL, the language and its compiler", au: Martin Richards, Colin Whitby-Strevens pub (in UK): Cambridge University press 1979 (A tutorial introduction to BCPL) "BCPL: A tool for Compiler Writing and Systems Programming" au: Martin Richards pub: Proceedings of the Spring Joint Computer Conference AFIPS '69 v34 (The original reference to BCPL) "UNIX time-sharing system:- The C programming Language" Periodical: Dr.Dobbs' Journal of Computing Calisthenics & Orthodontia Vol 5 No 5 pp20-29 au: D.M. Ritchie, S.C. Johnson, M.E.Lesk, B.W.Kernighan pub: May 1980 (A light-hearted history of UNIX and C) If anyone is really interested in BCPL, then contact me for a more complete list of references, or alternatively, the UK BCPL Users' Group at: {ENGLAND}!ukc!rde (R.D.Eager) Hope this is of some interest to someone! {ENGLAND}!ukc!west44!westf!gurr {ENGLAND}!ukc!west44!gurr {ENGLAND}!ukc!lmcl <- by far the quickest, but please ask for the item to be forwarded.