File | Type | Description (source) |
ccsx1 | List of known KDF9 computers (BAW, et al) | |
pindex | HTML | Photos of KDF9 computers and bits (BAW, et al) |
reminisences | HTML | Reminiscences of KDF9 (BAW, et al) |
Democrat | HTML+PDF | Research paper in PDF describing an experimental operating system for the KDF9, with some reflections by me in HTML (BAW) |
Algol statistics | An NPL report which gave the statistics I gathered by modifying the Whetstone interpreter, with some statistics also from Oxford University (BAW). | |
Five Algol compilers | A research paper from the Computer Journal, which compares five Algol 60 compilers, including the Kidsgrove compiler for the KDF9 (BAW). | |
Some validation tests for an Algol 60 compiler | NPL report aboiut running 130 tests (BAW). | |
The Whetstone Benchmark | The statistics gathered for Algol 60 was used to construct a synthetic benchmark which became very populer for many years (BAW+HJC). The benchmark is still available and useable, see. | |
Testing Algol compilers | A research paper from Software P and E on testing Algol 60 compilers.(BAW+BJ). | |
Algol 60 Compilation and Assessment | A book published by Academic Press but transcribed to PDF (BAW) | |
Ackermann's Function: A study in the efficiency of calling procedures | BIT Vol 16 1976 pp103-110 Scanned and converted to LaTeX. (BAW) | |
How to call procedures or Second thoughts on Ackermann's Function | Software - Practice and Experience Vol 7 pp317-329, 1977. Scanned and converted to LaTeX (BAW) | |
Index to Technical KDF9 Documents | HTML | Documents from Brian Randell to be archived (and scanned in some cases) |
Coset enumeration | HTML | Details of a program written by John Leech at Glasgow University |