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[edit]63-pass compiler?
[edit]At 22:24 into this video about FORTRAN II on an IBM 1401, he says that it is a 63-pass compiler. I know about multi-pass compilers, but why so many passes? Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 00:48, 8 February 2018 (UTC)
- Well, this is addressed in the IBM 1401 FORTRAN section of FORTRAN. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 01:23, 8 February 2018 (UTC)
- When memory was measured in bytes, and programs that run instantly on today's PCs would take hours to finish, you went to some lengths. See also The Story of Mel; although it recounts an extreme case, such techniques were not that rare in those days. --47.157.122.192 (talk) 06:37, 8 February 2018 (UTC)