Newsgroups: comp.sys.transputer From: Richard Beton Subject: Re: Occam Organization: Roke Manor Research Limited Date: Fri, 27 Jun 1997 09:03:15 +0100 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <33B373C3.3A5BF4E8@roke.co.uk> Nic Davidson wrote: > In article <01bc7e3b$37d35be0$0100a8c0@jamesw.almac.net>, > "James Westwood" wrote: > >Hi, > > > > I am a student, I will be starting to learn the Occam language > in the > next > >couple of weeks and I am looking for a good book that I could use as > an > >introduction. > > Try "Programming in OCCAM 2" by Alan Burns 1988 Addison-Wesley > Publishing > Company, Inc, ISBN 0-201-17371-9 it's a good introduction A good suggestion, but please note that it teaches occam 2.0. Most compilers around now are occam 2.1, i.e. with DATA TYPE syntax supported (a big improvement in the language). When you've read the tutorial, have a look at the 2.1 language reference manual via http://www.hensa.ac.uk/parallel/occam/documentation/index.html Rick -- Richard Beton BSc CPhys MInstP Roke Manor Research Limited --------- Standard Disclaimer about my own views etc etc -------- Welsh Highland Railway: http://www.whr.co.uk/WHR/WHR.html