On Mon, 27 Sep 2004, Tom Jennings wrote:
> Less well-known but historically more interesting is his 'planKalculus',
> his algorithmic nomenclature he worked up to describe computer
> programs. He even had chess-playing code! It's described in fair detail
> in A HIST. OF COMP. 20TH CENT. (1980, MIT press) by Knuth.
For a good history of Zuse's early work I highly recommend his
autobiography, _The Computer--My Life_:
http://www.quantumbooks.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=0387564535&Category_Code=03SOFT&Product_Count=856
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Received on Mon Sep 27 2004 - 08:53:43 BST