Resources

The Making of Algol 68 by C. H. A. Koster. Personal memories of Kees Koster, one of the authors of the Algol 68 Reports, about the events surrounding the birth of Algol 68.

The MC Revised ALGOL 68 Test Set. The definitive torture test for Algol 68 compilers. Many thanks to Dick Grune for this.

A68ToC port to EMX. A port of the ELLA A68ToC compiler (CTrans) for EMX. This means that it should work for DOS, Windows and OS/2 (but not tested on OS/2 yet). The source code for CTrans can be found in ELLA (site now dead) - you will need these files. You can also get pre-compiled executables. You will need these files for running EMX.

A68ToC port to Debian Linux. Version 1.10 of Dr. Sian Leitch's port of the ELLA A68ToC compiler (CTrans) for Debian Linux. The source for version 1.8 is available here and the source control here. This port also includes an Algol 68 standard prelude and Sian's book "Programming Algol 68 Made Easy" which is a very good introduction to the language.

MK 2 Algol 68 compiler from Algol Applications Ltd / Orthogonal Software. Please note the licence conditions.

Algol 68 books

I am interested in buying a range of Algol 68 books, proceedings, articles, journals etc. I also have a few Algol 68 books for sale. Please contact me at if you have anything that you wish to buy or sell.

Related sites

Open Directory - Computers: Programming: Languages: Algol 68 has links to all known Algol 68 resources on the web.

Home Page of W. B. Kloke has lots of goodies including a machine readable version of the Revised Report.

The Algol Bulletins and Supplements full of a wealth of historical and technical information on the Algol family of languages.

Software Engineering with the high-level programming language Algol 68 is Sian Leitch's Algol 68 page that has various preludes and packages for her Debian port of CTrans.

Algol68G - an Algol 68 subset interpreter has a fairly fully featured Algol 68 interpreter.

Oxford and Cambridge Compilers Ltd who sell a commercial Algol 68 compiler for various platforms.

A restoration of the RSRE Algol 68R compiler together with George 3 and an ICL 1900 emulator. Some documentation is also available for both the compiler and George 3.

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