LINGO—A programming language for linear network analysis at a remote teletype terminal

LINGO is a special-purpose programming language developed for computer-aided analysis of linear networks at a remote terminal of a time-sharing computer system. A special compiler (written in FORTRAN) enables the computer to read and execute LINGO programs, and the complete system can be implemented on very small computers (The General Electric Time-Sharing System, on which LINGO was developed, allots to the user only 5300 locations in core memory.) Taking full advantage of the conversational interaction with the computer, the engineer can proceed from the rough idea of the circuit diagram, through writing the LINGO program, to execution and tabulated results within 20 minutes or less. Having access to such a tool encourages the use of the computer as a real desk-side aid to linear network analysis.