FLOW-MATIC was completed in 1957 as an English-language business data-processing compiler.

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"FLOW-MATIC was completed in 1957 as an English-language business data-processing compiler."

The Computer History Museum identifies FLOW-MATIC as an English-language business data-processing compiler completed in 1957, establishing that readable word-oriented programming substantially predates Sketchpad. + Computer History Museum timeline entry is dated 1957.

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Source title 1957 | Timeline of Computer History

Source authors Computer History Museum

Source year 1957

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