Software compatibility: what was promised, what we have, what we need

Authors:
John A. Gosden
Affiliations:
The MITRE Corporation, Bailey's Crossroads, Virginia
Venue:
AFIPS '68 (Fall, part I) Proceedings of the December 9-11, 1968, fall joint computer conference, part I
Year:
1968

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Abstract

Software compatibility is an extremely complex and pervasive topic. Unfortunately it is not well defined nor well documented. To say anything useful within the space and time constraints we must confine ourselves to generalities and readily admit in advance that there are many exceptions.