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Features of WNIVAC'
FLOW-MATIC
Takes You Directly from Flow Chart
to Finished Proglam
UNIVACFLOW-MATICis the most far-reaching development ever offered for automatic computer programming. It provides, for the h t time, a means whereby the flow chart of the systems expert can be translated automatically, at electronic speed, into the language of the UNIVAC I1Data-Automation System.
To program a new application, the user merely describes his systems flow chart in the English-language instructions of FLOW-MATIC. These ad as a signalling index to the computer routines of the FLOW-MATIClibrary. When read by the UNIVAC system, the instructions cause the computer to generate for itself the various subroutines re- quired to process the problem. It then assembles these subroutines into a finishedprogram and records the program on magnetic tape.
A Tgpica.l FLOW-MATZCUser, After Field Tests, Sumxmwhes These OutstamdingAdvamtages:
"The chief advantage of such a system over pre- vious approaches to the problem is that the use of English words describing the processes and the items concerned permits various levels of manage- ment and people most familiar with the business processes to transmit their ideas from system flow
charts directly into the running programs.
"FLOW-MATIC in reducing will be instrumental program preparation time. This is accomplished by the fact that the task of writing C-10 coding can be replaced by writing English pseudo-code. Fur-ther, the method of writing pseudo-code can be easily taught to clerical workers.
"Debugging time on the computer will be ap- preciably reduced."
UNIQUE SAVINGS
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Virtually Eliminates Your Cading Load
Your skilled programmers are freed from olerialstrudgery tcs do more creative work. FLOW-MamcM t o smpbis'of the p r o g r m k g effort from detailed coding to problem definitionandsystem*amlysh,Slashesdrasticallythe time required to program new or aItered UNIVACapplications.
Drastically Reduces Training Time
In just a few days, users can be trained in the basic characteristics of the UNIVAC system and in the FLOW-MATIC method of ~ r o a a m r n i n ~ . - - With
0 FLOW-MATIC,it is not necessary t o have a large staff of trained program- mers. The more complicated, time-con- suming training in techniques of com-puter coding need be taught only t o those few people selected to become highly skilled career programmers.
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SIMPLIFIES FLOW CHARTING AND CODING
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