Oral history interview with LeRoy R. Guck, 1987 June 25.

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Oral history interview with LeRoy R. Guck, 1987 June 25.

Guck discusses his career with Burroughs Corporation. He describes his start with the ElectroData Division in 1957 and his subsequent advancement. Guck discusses the differences between working on hardware and software and his work on a FORTRAN compiler for the B 5000, a COBOL compiler for the B 6500, DMS I, DMS II, and D-Drive.

Sound cassette : 1 (90 min.) : analog, mono.Transcript : 25 p.

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Hardware and software engineer with Burroughs Corporation. From the description of Oral history interview with LeRoy R. Guck, 1987 June 25. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63297942 ...

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The collection contains manuals for a number of different Burroughs computer systems, including the B6700, the B7000/B6000/B5000 families, and large systems in general. They concentrate on the programming languages (ALGOL and COBOL), but also contain primers on CANDE, WFL, and the DMSII system. From the guide to the Burroughs Corporation records. Product literature., 1910-1984, (Bulk: 1961-1982), (University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute. [cbi]) The HOBO ...