The Computer Journal, Volume 19, 1976

Volume 19, Number 1, February 1976

Business Applications

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  Ken D. Eason:
  Understanding the Naive Computer User. 3-7
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  P. J. Pengilly:
  An Approach to Systems Design. 8-12
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  J. J. Florentin:
  Data Base Representations of Application Models. 13-16
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  Gunter Schlageter:
  The Problem of Lock by Value in Large Data Bases. 17-20
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  S. J. Waters:
  Hit Ratios. 21-24

Advanced Programming and System Programming

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  R. B. E. Napper, Richard N. Fisher:
  ALEC - A User Extensible Scientific Programming Language. 25-31
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  L. V. Atkinson:
  The List Processing Language, SLPL - An Informal Outline. 32-39
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  R. L. Hittos, D. S. Henderson:
  Optimisation of Main Memory Size Versus Speed. 40-42
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  H. J. Curnow, Brian A. Wichmann:
  A Synthetic Benchmark. 43-49
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  R. E. Walters:
  Benchmark Techniques: A Constructive Approach. 50-55
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  S. K. Robinson, I. S. Torsun:
  An Empirical Analysis of FORTRAN Programs. 56-62

Computer Science Theory

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  A. C. Norman:
  Expanding the Solutions of Implicit Sets of Ordinary Differential Equations in Power Series. 63-68

Technical Applications

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  W. H. Southwell:
  Fitting Data to Nonlinear Functions with Uncertainties in all Measurement Variables. 69-73
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  Karl-Heinz Mohn, Roger V. Roman:
  An Interactive Polynomial Approximation Algorithm. 74-78
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  W. E. McBride, A. K. Rigler:
  A Modification of the Osborne and Watson Algorithm for Nonlinear Minimax Approximation. 79-81

Survey

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  Michael R. Williams:
  The Difference Engines. 82-89

Short Communications

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  Donald Perlis:
  An Application of Compiler Simulation at the Source Language Level. 90
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  T. S. Ng, Antonio Cantoni:
  Run Time Interaction with FORTRAN Using Mixed Code. 91-92
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  W. B. Samson:
  Testing Overflow Algorithms for a Table of Variable Size. 92

Volume 19, Number 2, May 1976

Business Applications and Methods

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  Jon M. Kerridge:
  PATCOSY - A Database System for the National Health Service. 98-103
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  E. C. Coles, L. J. Beilin, C. J. Bulpitt, C. T. Dollery, B. F. Johnson, A. D. Munro-Faure, S. C. Turner:
  An Approach to Computer Processing of Clinical Data. 104-109
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  R. A. Davenport:
  Database Integrity. 110-116
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  P. A. Dearnley:
  An Investigation Into Database Resilience. 117-121
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  S. J. Waters:
  CAM 01: A Precedence Analyser. 122-126

Advanced Programming and System Programming

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  Yaakov L. Varol:
  Some Remarks on Computer Acquisition. 127-131
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  O. Marjasoo:
  A Methodology for Hardware and Software Availability Analysis. 132-135
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  Henry C. Lucas Jr., R. B. Kaplan:
  A Structured Programming Experiment. 136-138
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  G. R. Frank:
  Job Control in the MU5 Operating System. 139-143
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  J. Hilden:
  Guidelines for the Design of Interactive Systems. 144-150
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  Frank G. Pagan:
  On Interpreter-Oriented Definitions of Programming Languages. 151-155
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  Jeffrey S. Rohl:
  Programming Improvements to Fike's Algorithm for Generating Permutations. 156-159
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  L. V. Atkinson, G. J. Duffus:
  Machine Code Generation Within a Compiler - A Teaching Model. 160-165
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  C. J. Higley:
  Type Checking in Typeless Language. 166-169
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  Anthony G. Middleton:
  On the Use of Macros for Iteration. 170-172

Technical Applications

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  A. T. Fuller:
  The Period of Pseudo-Random Numbers Generated by Lehmer's Congruential Method. 173-177
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  D. H. McLain:
  Two Dimensional Interpolation from Random Data. 178-181
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  John Mitchem:
  On Various Algorithms for Estimating the Chromatic Number of a Graph. 182-183
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  David J. Evans, Michael Hatzopoulos:
  The Solution of Certain Banded Systems of Linear Equations Using the Folding Algorithm. 184-187

Volume 19, Number 3, August 1976

Business Applications and Methods

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  B. F. M. Adamczewski:
  A Formula for Establishing Re-Order Quantities for Individual Items Within a Joint Stock Replenishment Scheme. 194-197
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  T. Alewine, Robert A. Fleck Jr.:
  Service Bureau or In-House Data Processing. 198-201

Advanced Programming and System Programming

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  David A. Bell:
  Programmer Selection and Programming Errors. 202-206
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  E. B. James, Derek Partridge:
  Tolerance to Inaccuracy in Computer Programs. 207-212
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  Robert C. Varney:
  Toward the Understandability of an Operating System. 213-215
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  Dennis L. Dance, Udo W. Pooch:
  An Adaptive On Line Data Compression System. 216-224

Computer Science Theory

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  B. Higman:
  The Place of Own Variables in Programming Language Theory. 225-228
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  D. S. Henderson, Michael R. Levy:
  An Extended Operator Precedence Parsing Algorithm. 229-233
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  Michael Brady:
  A Programming Approach to Some Concepts and Results in the Theory of Computation. 234-237
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  Raymond R. Devillers, Guy Louchard:
  Improvement of Parallelism in a Finite Buffer Sharing Policy. 238-245
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  D. C. Sutcliffe:
  An Algorithm for Drawing the Curve f(x, y) = 0. 246-249

Hardware and Logic Design

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  R. P. Lorétan:
  Timing Problems in Electronic Lockout Chains. 250-253
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  M. R. Patel, Keith H. Bennett:
  Analysis of Speed of a Binary Multiplier Using a Variable Number of Shifts per Cycle. 254-257

Technical Applications

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  Ayse Alaylioglu, G. A. Evans, J. Hyslop:
  The Use of Chebyshev Series for the Evaluation of Oscillatory Integrals. 258-267

Volume 19, Number 4, 1976

Business Applications and Methods

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  Frank F. Land:
  Evaluation of Systems Goals in Determining a Design Strategy for a Computer Based Information System. 290-294

Advanced Programming and System Programming

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  J. M. Triance:
  The Significance of the 1974 COBOL Standard. 295-300
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  V. Siskind, Jonathan Rosenhead:
  Seek Times for Disc File Processing: Some Results from Probability Theory. 301-305
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  Richard G. Casey, I. M. Osman:
  Replacement Algorithms for Storage Management in Relational Data Bases. 306-314
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  Jean Ferrié, Claude Kaiser, Didier Lanciaux, Bernard Martin:
  An Extensible Structure for Protected Systems' Design. 315-321

Computer Science Theory

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  A. Walker, Derick Wood:
  Locally Balanced Binary Trees. 322-325
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  Carter Bays:
  A Non-Recursive Technique for Recreating a Digraph from its K-Formula Representation. 326-328
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  T. Sakaki, K. Nakashima, Y. Hattori:
  Algorithms for Finding in the Lump Both Bounds of Chromatic Number of a Graph. 329-332
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  D. C. Sutcliffe:
  A Remark on a Contouring Algorithm. 333-335
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  Malcolm A. Sabin:
  A Method for Displaying the Intersection Curve of Two Quadric Surfaces. 336-338

Technical Applications

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  R. J. Aust:
  An Improvement Algorithm for School Timetabling. 339-343
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  I. M. Willers:
  The Syntax Directed Graph Algorithm for the Input of Equations to the Taylor Series System for Solving Ordinary Differential Equations. 344-347
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  P. J. Hartley:
  Tensor Product Approximations to Data Defined on Rectangular Meshes in N-Space. 348-352
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  Mordechai Shacham, E. Kehat:
  A Direct Method for the Solution of Large Sparse Systems of Linear Equations. 353-359