The following message is a courtesy copy of an article that has been posted to bit.listserv.ibm-main,alt.folklore.computers as well.
[email protected] (Joel C. Ewing) writes: > When IBM took over Script, I don't know about VM but at least under MVS > they renamed it DCF (Document Composition Facility). DCF was still > commonly called Script because the internal invoking Clists on TSO were > still "SCRIPT". We started off running freebie Waterloo Script in late > 1980's, but at some point went with DCF, and then started using SGML > macros which came with DCF. At least at our installation a distinction > was always made between DCF/Script and SGML. At some point DCF software > prices got so far out of line with our need for the product that we were > forced to drop it. > > My impression was that the same IBM folks involved with SGML were > involved with GML, which either evolved into or influenced HTML. > Joel C Ewing originally script was port/re-implementation of ctss runoff for cp67/cms. it was done by MIT graduate student working at the IBM cambridge science center ... some past posts mentioning the science center (4th flr 545 tech sq) http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/subtopic.html#545tech Some old CTSS RUNOFF reference: http://web.mit.edu/Saltzer/www/publications/CC-244.html http://web.mit.edu/Saltzer/www/publications/PSN-40.html the original CTSS RUNOFF was implemented in MAD. The original cms script implementation was done in 360 assembler ... but for whatever reason, the person developing script defined and used some number of "MAD" (360 assembler) macros (but "MAD" are also first three letters of their last name) some CTSS references mentioning MAD (MIchigan Algorithm Decoder): http://www.multicians.org/thvv/7094.html http://www.multicians.org/shell.html http://web.mit.edu/Saltzer/www/publications/unpubs.html http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/mit/lcs/tr/MIT-LCS-TR-016.pdf http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/mit/ctss/CTSS_ProgrammersGuide.pdf also http://www.heuse.com/m.htm from above: MAD - 1. Michigan Algorithm Decoder. Developed at U Michigan by R. Graham, Bruce Arden <[email protected]> and Bernard Galler <[email protected]>, 1959. Based on IAL. For the IBM 704, 709 and 7090, later ported to Philco, Univac and CDC machines. MAD was one of the first extensible languages: the user could define his own operators and data types. "Michigan Algorithm Decoder (The MAD Manual)", U Michigan Computing Center, 1966. Sammet 1969, p.205. ... snip ... GML was invented at the IBM cambridge science center in 1969 ... and then was standardized as ISO SGML: http://www.sgmlsource.com/history/roots.htm http://www.sgmlsource.com/history/jasis.htm some past posts mentioning script, gml, sgml, etc http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/submain.html#sgml waterloo script was rewritten version of NSCRIPT from SHARE program library, which was a version of CP67/CMS script ported to TSO. Waterloo SCRIPT: http://csg.uwaterloo.ca/sdtp/watscr.html from above: Waterloo SCRIPT is a rewritten and extended version of a processor called NSCRIPT that had been converted to OS and TSO from CP-67/CMS SCRIPT. The original NSCRIPT package is available from the SHARE Program Library. Waterloo obtained NSCRIPT in late 1974 as a viable alternative to extending ATS to meet local requirements. The local acceptance of Waterloo SCRIPT has continued to provide the motivation for additional on-going development. ... snip ... and then HTML derived from SGML at CERN: http://infomesh.net/html/history/early and first webserver outside cern was on slac vm/cms system http://www.slac.stanford.edu/history/earlyweb/history.shtml past posts in this thread: http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2010k.html#42 GML http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2010k.html#47 GML http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2010k.html#48 GML http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2010k.html#49 GML http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2010k.html#52 GML -- 42yrs virtualization experience (since Jan68), online at home since Mar1970 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
