HYPO-COBOL -- A COBOL Subset for Minicomputers,

Abstract

The HYPO-COBOL language is a COBOL subset designed for implementation in mini-computer and time-sharing environments which impose resource limitations. The HYPO-COBOL subset in a small scale package which could provide basic capabilities, yet still not make extreme demands on system resources during compilation. It is intended as an alternative to full COBOL for those users who do not require the complete COBOL language. The base document from which the specifications for the HYPO-COBOL language were developed was American National Standard Programming Language COBOL, X3.23-1974. The HYPO-COBOL language consists of subsets of the Nucleus and five functional processing modules; Table Handling, Sequential I-O, Relative I-O, Debug and Inter-Program Communication. This paper presents the background and reasons for the definition of the HYPO-COBOL language, and the design features and rationales of the language. A HYPO-COBOL Compiler Validation System for determining compliance to the specifications has been developed and is also described. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 09, 1977
Accession Number
ADA039742

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  • George N. Baird
  • Margaret M. Cook

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  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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  • Compilers
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Processing
  • Debugging
  • Information Processing
  • Language
  • Midrange Computers
  • Operating Systems
  • Procedures (Computers)
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  • Structured Programming

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  • Computer science

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