JOVIAL

Jule's Own Version of IAL

Jules I. Schwartz, 1959-1960

A language based on ALGOL 58, with extensions for large scale real-time programming. The data elements are items, entries (records) and tables. JOVIAL saw extensive use by the US Air Force. Most of the software for AWACS is in JOVIAL, running on IBM's AOCP computer (an IBM 360 compatible).

CACM 6(12):721 (Dec 1960) [?].

"Computer Programming Manual for the Jovial (J73) Language", Softech Inc, 460 Totten Pond Rd, Waltham, MA 02154, Doc# 2133-11, Jul 1982, based on MIL-STD-1589B (USAF, 6 June 1980).

JOVIAL I

1960, for the IBM 709.

JOVIAL II

1961, for the IBM 7090.

JOVIAL 3

1965.

J3

JOVIAL J73

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JTS