Turing - Revision history

Vahnx: /* Version History */

2012-01-09T16:17:27Z

Version History

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	==Version History==		==Version History==

-	The latest version of Turing, according to Holt Software Associates, is 4.0.4c. However, there is a 4.0.4d (4.0.5), 4.1 ~~and~~ 4.1.1 versions available.	+	The latest version of Turing, according to Holt Software Associates, is 4.0.4c. However, there is a 4.0.4d (4.0.5), 4.1, 4.1.1 and 4.1.2 versions available.

	Before HoltSoft went out of business, they made Turing available for free download. They have since stopped distributing them, but can still be [http://compsci.ca/holtsoft/ found on CompSci.Ca.]		Before HoltSoft went out of business, they made Turing available for free download. They have since stopped distributing them, but can still be [http://compsci.ca/holtsoft/ found on CompSci.Ca.]
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	==External Links==		==External Links==
	*[http://www.holtsoft.com/turing/ Turing home page]		*[http://www.holtsoft.com/turing/ Turing home page]

Timmytheturtle: added links to location of turing

2009-10-14T12:27:17Z

added links to location of turing

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:27, 14 October 2009
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	==Version History==		==Version History==

-	The latest version of Turing, according to Holt Software Associates, is 4.0.4c. However, there is a 4.0.4d (4.0.5) and 4.1 ~~version~~ available.	+	The latest version of Turing, according to Holt Software Associates, is 4.0.4c. However, there is a 4.0.4d (4.0.5), 4.1 and 4.1.1 versions available.
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		+	Before HoltSoft went out of business, they made Turing available for free download. They have since stopped distributing them, but can still be [http://compsci.ca/holtsoft/ found on CompSci.Ca.]
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	==External Links==		==External Links==
	*[http://www.holtsoft.com/turing/ Turing home page]		*[http://www.holtsoft.com/turing/ Turing home page]

Timmytheturtle: Fixed version number from 4.poop (209.226.179.186 did this) back to 4.1

2006-01-07T03:47:56Z

Fixed version number from 4.poop (209.226.179.186 did this) back to 4.1

← Older revision		Revision as of 03:47, 7 January 2006
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	==Version History==		==Version History==

-	The latest version of Turing, according to Holt Software Associates, is 4.0.4c. However, there is a 4.0.4d (4.0.5) and 4.~~poop~~ version available.	+	The latest version of Turing, according to Holt Software Associates, is 4.0.4c. However, there is a 4.0.4d (4.0.5) and 4.1 version available.

	==External Links==		==External Links==
	*[http://www.holtsoft.com/turing/ Turing home page]		*[http://www.holtsoft.com/turing/ Turing home page]

209.226.179.186: /* Version History */

2006-01-07T00:20:52Z

Version History

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	==Version History==		==Version History==

-	The latest version of Turing, according to Holt Software Associates, is 4.0.4c. However, there is a 4.0.4d (4.0.5) and 4.1 version available.	+	The latest version of Turing, according to Holt Software Associates, is 4.0.4c. However, there is a 4.0.4d (4.0.5) and 4.poop version available.

	==External Links==		==External Links==
	*[http://www.holtsoft.com/turing/ Turing home page]		*[http://www.holtsoft.com/turing/ Turing home page]

Gandalf: :)

2005-12-21T01:04:50Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 01:04, 21 December 2005
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	==Version History==		==Version History==

-	The latest version of Turing, according to Holt Software Associates, it 4.0.4c. However, there ~~was an unofficial release of~~ a 4.0.5 (4.0.4d) ~~version of Turing, which is the most recent available. It is currently believed that no further versions of Turing will be produced, although rumours have surfaced that a Turing~~ 4.1 ~~is currently being used in some high schools~~.	+	The latest version of Turing, according to Holt Software Associates, is 4.0.4c. However, there is a 4.0.4d (4.0.5) and 4.1 version available.

	==External Links==		==External Links==
	*[http://www.holtsoft.com/turing/ Turing home page]		*[http://www.holtsoft.com/turing/ Turing home page]

Gandalf: /* Features */

2005-12-12T06:28:44Z

Features

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	==Features==		==Features==

-	Turing is first and foremost a learning language, so it is lacking some of the features present in most 'modern' languages. Although Turing [[interpreters]] exist, there is no real Turing [[compiler]]. The one built into the standard Turing editor actually takes the Turing code and converts it to a machine-dependent "pseudo-code", and then compiles that together with a stand-alone execution environment. This means that whenever a program is compiled, because of the inclusion of the execution environment, even a simple "Hello, World" program ~~can~~ take up ~~well over 300 kb~~ of disk space.	+	Turing is first and foremost a learning language, so it is lacking some of the features present in most 'modern' languages. Although Turing [[interpreters]] exist, there is no real Turing [[compiler]]. The one built into the standard Turing editor actually takes the Turing code and converts it to a machine-dependent "[[pseudo-code]]", and then compiles that together with a stand-alone execution environment. This means that whenever a program is compiled, because of the inclusion of the execution environment, even a simple "Hello, World" program will take up approximately 700kb of disk space.

-	However, for first-time programmers, it is a useful language. It contains all the essential programming features -- Input/Output, Control Flow, Iteration, graphics, etc. It strives to make common tasks (such as recieving keyboard input) as simple as possible, so that the student can focus on the logic of the program rather than details about the implementation. Most interestingly, it also offers direct access to the PC Parallel port, making it an ideal choice for high-school level Computer Engineering courses.	+	However, for first-time programmers, it is a useful language. It contains all the essential programming features -- Input/Output, Control Flow, Iteration, graphics, etc. It strives to make common tasks (such as recieving keyboard input) as simple as possible, so that the student can focus on the logic of the program rather than details about the implementation. Most interestingly, it also offers direct access to the PC Parallel port, making it an ideal choice for high-school level Computer Engineering courses.

	==Version History==		==Version History==

Gandalf: /* Version History */

2005-12-12T06:15:44Z

Version History

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	==Version History==		==Version History==

-	The latest version of Turing, according to Holt Software Associates, it 4.0.4d. However, there was an unofficial release of a 4.0.5c version of Turing, which is the most recent available. It is currently believed that no further versions of Turing will be produced.	+	The latest version of Turing, according to Holt Software Associates, it 4.0.4c. However, there was an unofficial release of a 4.0.5 (4.0.4d) version of Turing, which is the most recent available. It is currently believed that no further versions of Turing will be produced, although rumours have surfaced that a Turing 4.1 is currently being used in some high schools.

	==External Links==		==External Links==
	*[http://www.holtsoft.com/turing/ Turing home page]		*[http://www.holtsoft.com/turing/ Turing home page]

Hikaru79: Turing creation!

2005-12-12T06:01:36Z

Turing creation!

New page

Turing is an interpreted pseudo-[[Programming Language]] developed by [[Holt Software Associates]] in 1982. It is intentionally similar to [[Pascal]] in syntax.

==History==

The primary developers of the Turing language were [[Ric Holt]] and [[James Cordy]], although it was later maintained by a larger group of people. Ric and James wrote it as an extension of the [[Euclid Programming Language]], an earlier project they had worked on at the University of Toronto. The original Turing variant was written largely to replace [[Pascal]] in Canadian high schools and universities, a goal that it has achieved quite admirably. Although originally written as a DOS-only compiler, the language has evolved over time, spreading to other platforms, and including an [[Object-oriented]] model. In 2001, Turing became "Object-Oriented Turing," and this is the version that largely dominates Canadian high-school classrooms today.

==Features==

Turing is first and foremost a learning language, so it is lacking some of the features present in most 'modern' languages. Although Turing [[interpreters]] exist, there is no real Turing [[compiler]]. The one built into the standard Turing editor actually takes the Turing code and converts it to a machine-dependent "pseudo-code", and then compiles that together with a stand-alone execution environment. This means that whenever a program is compiled, because of the inclusion of the execution environment, even a simple "Hello, World" program can take up well over 300 kb of disk space.

However, for first-time programmers, it is a useful language. It contains all the essential programming features -- Input/Output, Control Flow, Iteration, graphics, etc. It strives to make common tasks (such as recieving keyboard input) as simple as possible, so that the student can focus on the logic of the program rather than details about the implementation. Most interestingly, it also offers direct access to the PC Parallel port, making it an ideal choice for high-school level Computer Engineering courses.

==Version History==

The latest version of Turing, according to Holt Software Associates, it 4.0.4d. However, there was an unofficial release of a 4.0.5c version of Turing, which is the most recent available. It is currently believed that no further versions of Turing will be produced.

==External Links==
*[http://www.holtsoft.com/turing/ Turing home page]