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Coral 66 Dead

Coral 66
KindProgramming language
Appeared1966
StatusDead
CreatorRoyal Radar Establishment
FamilyALGOL
Sourceen.wikipedia.org ↗

The British military's ALGOL-based real-time language — standard for MoD systems for two decades; NATO and UK defence code lived in it.

Descended from ALGOL 60

Coral 66 (1966) — the UK Ministry of Defence's standard real-time language, based on JOVIAL — ran radar, weapons systems, and the Royal Navy's ADA predecessor.\n\nIt was mandatory for UK defense contracts through the 70s–80s; the Ada program explicitly replaced it.

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Sources

  1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_66