COMPASS
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COMPASS is an acronym for COMPrehensive ASSembler. COMPASS is a macro assembly language on Control Data Corporation's 3000 series, 6400 series, 7600 and CYBER 7 series mainframe computers.
There are two flavors of COMPASS :
- COMPASS CP is the assembly language for the CP (Central Processor), the processor running user programs. See CDC 6600 CP architecture.
- COMPASS PP is the assembly language for the PP (Peripheral Processor), only running operating system code. See CDC 6600 PP architecture.
External link
- Scanned COMPASS manuals (http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/cdc/6x00/compass/)