Programming the EDSAC: Early Programming Activity at the University of Cambridge

Authors:
Martin Campbell-Kelly
Affiliations:
-
Venue:
IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
Year:
1998

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Abstract

The EDSAC computer was completed at Cambridge University, England, in May 1949. By early 1950, a programming system had been set up, and the EDSAC began to attract a number of regular users. The article describes the development of the programming system between the first operation of the machine in May 1949 and the end of that year. Subsequent programming developments in 1950-1952 are also described. The paper concludes with an assessment of this programming activity