The BASIC Instructional Program: Conversion into MAINSAIL Language

This report summarizes the rewriting of the BASIC Instructional Program (BIP) (a "hands-on laboratory" that teaches elementary programming in the BASIC language) from SAIL (a programming language available only on PDP-10 computers) into MAINSAIL (a language designed for portability on a br...

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Main Author Dageforde, Mary L
Format Report
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.04.1978
Subjects
Computer Assisted Instruction
Computer Science Education
Higher Education
Instructional Programs
Laboratories
MAINSAIL
Program Descriptions
Program Development
Programing
Programing Languages
SAIL
Tutorial Programs
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Summary:This report summarizes the rewriting of the BASIC Instructional Program (BIP) (a "hands-on laboratory" that teaches elementary programming in the BASIC language) from SAIL (a programming language available only on PDP-10 computers) into MAINSAIL (a language designed for portability on a broad class of computers). Four sections contain (1) a description of BIP and reasons for wanting to rewrite it in a more machine-independent language; (2) a discussion of the process of rewriting BIP into MAINSAIL, and in particular, the redesign that was necessary to make BIP more machine-independent; (3) a description of MAINSAIL improvements over the SAIL version; and (4) the current status of MAINSAIL, BIP, and possible future developments. (Author/CMV)