FORTRANSIT

language Fortran Internal Translator.

A subset of Fortran translated into IT on the IBM 650.

It was in use in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Compilation took place in several steps (using punched cards

as the only input/output media). FORTRANSIT was converted to

IT Internal Translator which was converted into SOAP and

thence to machine code.

In the SOAP -@# machine code step, the user had to include card

decks for all the subroutines used in his FORTRANSIT program

(including e.g. square root, sine, and even basic floatingpoint routines).

[Sammet 1969, p. 141].

(1995-03-30)