National Technical Reports Library

The National Technical Information Service acquires, indexes, abstracts, and archives the largest collection of U.S. government-sponsored technical reports in existence. The NTRL offers online, free and open access to these authenticated government technical reports. Technical reports and documents in its repository may be available online for free either from the issuing federal agency, the U.S. Government Publishing Office’s Federal Digital System website, or through search engines.

Details

The Colingo System Design Philosophy.

AD608833

Publication Date	1964
Personal Author	Spitzer, J. F.; Robertson, J. G.; Neuse, D. H.
Page Count	2
Abstract	This report describes the design and operation of COLINGO (Compile On-LINe and GO), a program system embodying a computer control and query language that provides the operator with a grammar and vocabu lary approximating English to control program data and equipment in a data processing system. COLINGO provides both logical and mathematical control of data in the system, and allows the operator to specify the output format and content. Additionally, it provides the capability of on-line programming in a higher-ordered language called the COLINGO Control Language (CCL). The system provides internal editing, detection, and error correction features. A primary design objective was to make COLINGO adaptable to a changing set of requirements and particularly responsive to data compatability, on-line programming, simple extension, and good manmachine interface. This necessitated maintaining independence of data from programs so that changes in one do not affect the other. The objective was achieved by means of a common retrieval and control program that uses a set of dictionary tables as the translation medium between programs and data. With this concept, changes in programs or data are reflected in modifications to the tables instead of the usual modification to the data or programs, or both. (Author)
Keywords	COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES DIGITAL COMPUTERS AIR FORCE PROGRAMMING (COMPUTERS) DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS ERRORS CORRECTIONS DESIGN MACHINE TRANSLATION COMPATABILITY COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS COMPUTER LOGIC COMPILERS CONTROL SEQUENCES COLINGO
Corporate Authors	MITRE Corp Bedford Mass
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	196501
Contract Number	AF19 628 2390

The Colingo System Design Philosophy.

The Colingo System Design Philosophy.
AD608833

Publication Date	1964
Personal Author	Spitzer, J. F.; Robertson, J. G.; Neuse, D. H.
Page Count	2
Abstract	This report describes the design and operation of COLINGO (Compile On-LINe and GO), a program system embodying a computer control and query language that provides the operator with a grammar and vocabu lary approximating English to control program data and equipment in a data processing system. COLINGO provides both logical and mathematical control of data in the system, and allows the operator to specify the output format and content. Additionally, it provides the capability of on-line programming in a higher-ordered language called the COLINGO Control Language (CCL). The system provides internal editing, detection, and error correction features. A primary design objective was to make COLINGO adaptable to a changing set of requirements and particularly responsive to data compatability, on-line programming, simple extension, and good manmachine interface. This necessitated maintaining independence of data from programs so that changes in one do not affect the other. The objective was achieved by means of a common retrieval and control program that uses a set of dictionary tables as the translation medium between programs and data. With this concept, changes in programs or data are reflected in modifications to the tables instead of the usual modification to the data or programs, or both. (Author)
Keywords	COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES DIGITAL COMPUTERS AIR FORCE PROGRAMMING (COMPUTERS) DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS ERRORS CORRECTIONS DESIGN MACHINE TRANSLATION COMPATABILITY COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS COMPUTER LOGIC COMPILERS CONTROL SEQUENCES COLINGO
Corporate Authors	MITRE Corp Bedford Mass
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	196501
Contract Number	AF19 628 2390