Executive Systems Problem Oriented Language
ESPOL (Abkürzung für Executive Systems Programming Oriented Language) war ein Superset von ALGOL 60, welches Fähigkeiten besaß, die später als Mohols (Machine-oriented High Order Languages) bekannt wurden. Es wurde verwendet, um das MCP (Master Control Program) zu schreiben.
Der Ein-Pass-Compiler für ESPOL konnte 250 Zeilen/Sekunde kompilieren. ESPOL wurde von NEWP abgelöst.
Referenzen
- B5500 ESPOL Reference Manual, 1967
- B6500 ESPOL Reference Manual, 1970
- B6700/7700 ESPOL Reference Manual, 1972
ESPOL (short for Executive Systems Programming Oriented Language) was a superset of ALGOL 60 that provided capabilities of what would later be known as Mohols, machine oriented high order languages, such as interrupting a processor on a multiprocessor system (the Burroughs large systems were multiprocessor processor systems). It was used to write the MCP (Master Control Program) on the Burroughs B6700.
The single-pass compiler for ESPOL could compile over 250 lines per second.
ESPOL was superseded by NEWP.