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PASCAL is a programming language with exceptional qualities for training as well as for programming within the framework of small-scale software. Above all, the wel1-structured blocks of PASCAL programs, the possibility to define (abstract) data types and data structures, and also the quality of the programming language for the design of programs along the line of “stepwise refinement” should be emphasized. To make the programming workable in practice, various manufactures of minicomputers (for example DIETZ) now offer a “System PASCAL” which allows the use of external modules. Thereby it is possible to access program libraries as well as overlay structures, and even to interface to other programming languages. A “prolog” or “prefix” as a first module can obtain definitions that are global to all subsequent modules.
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Schlevogt, R., Wolf, G.K. (1981). Experiences Gained from the Newly Developed Programming Language “System PASCAL” upon Realizing the Information System for the Clinical Blood Donor Center in Heidelberg. In: Möhr, J.R., Kluge, A. (eds) The Computer and Blood Banking. Lecture Notes in Medical Informatics, vol 13. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-93184-0_33
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