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Developments and implementations of microcomputer MUMPS systems

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The accelerating pace of improvement and innovation in today's microprocessors offers a real challenge to the software industry. MUMPS, a language well suited to take advantage of this technology, has already been introduced on 8-bit microcomputers, and 16-bit versions are under development. The long-term results of the availability of MUMPS on new generations of micro-processors will have an impact on the visibility of the language, its evolution, and its use on existing minicomputers. These implications are discussed in depth in this paper.

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Walters, R.F. Developments and implementations of microcomputer MUMPS systems. J Med Syst 7, 457–468 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00995744

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