HOhollimolli·Nov 12, 2023Submission
Spitbol 360: an implementation of SNOBOL4 for IBM 360 compatible computers
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SPITBOL 360 is an implementation of the SNOBOL4 programming language for use on IBM 360 compatible computers. SPITBOL 360 was the first true compiler for SNOBOL4 and is an incredibly clever work of assembly language.
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What it is
SPITBOL 360 is an implementation of the SNOBOL4 programming language for use on IBM 360 compatible computers. SPITBOL 360 was the first true compiler for SNOBOL4 and is an incredibly clever work of assembly language.
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Observed mentions: 2023-11-11 20:44:16 UTC to 2023-11-12 09:51:56 UTC.
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
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| Nov 11, 20:00 | 2023-11-11 20:00:00 UTC | 2023-11-11 21:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 11, 21:00 | 2023-11-11 21:00:00 UTC | 2023-11-11 22:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11, 22:00 | 2023-11-11 22:00:00 UTC | 2023-11-11 23:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11, 23:00 | 2023-11-11 23:00:00 UTC | 2023-11-12 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12, 00:00 | 2023-11-12 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-11-12 01:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12, 01:00 | 2023-11-12 01:00:00 UTC | 2023-11-12 02:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12, 02:00 | 2023-11-12 02:00:00 UTC | 2023-11-12 03:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12, 03:00 | 2023-11-12 03:00:00 UTC | 2023-11-12 04:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12, 04:00 | 2023-11-12 04:00:00 UTC | 2023-11-12 05:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12, 05:00 | 2023-11-12 05:00:00 UTC | 2023-11-12 06:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12, 06:00 | 2023-11-12 06:00:00 UTC | 2023-11-12 07:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12, 07:00 | 2023-11-12 07:00:00 UTC | 2023-11-12 08:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12, 08:00 | 2023-11-12 08:00:00 UTC | 2023-11-12 09:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12, 09:00 | 2023-11-12 09:00:00 UTC | 2023-11-12 10:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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2 sourcesSpitbol 360: an implementation of SNOBOL4 for IBM 360 compatible computers
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