Black ring-back notebooks of programme sheets, codes and routines for the Manchester machine
MS. Eng. misc. b. 260/C.43
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Description
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Title
Black ring-back notebooks of programme sheets, codes and routines for the Manchester machine
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. misc. b. 260/C.43
Summary
Contain duplicated and manuscript material of various dates, 1951-1952, with some manuscript pages of calculations inserted or loose, dealing with assembly, input, floatcode and other routines, preparatory to revision of handbook.
The duplicated pages bear many manuscript comments, corrections, etc. by Strachey.
Note: Also contains a useful note contributed, 1978, by M. Campbell-Kelly on the likely attribution of various routines to A.M. Turing, C. Popplewell, A. Glennie, R.A. Brooker and Strachey.
Date
1951-1952
Language
English
Physical extent
1 file
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Collection contents
Papers and correspondence of Christopher Strachey
Working Papers, Notes, and Calculations
National Research Development Corporation
Manchester University Computing Machine Laboratory
Manchester Mark I and Mark II & Ferranti I computers
Black ring-back notebooks of programme sheets, codes and routines for the Manchester machine
