The APT Language
Talking to the machine in English
Today in 1959, the Automatically Programmed Tool (APT) programming language was demonstrated for the first time.
APT was a special-purpose language and the predecessor to modern computer aided manufacturing (CAM) systems. Using English-language commands, it programmed numerically-controlled machine tools, creating complex parts using a cutting tool movin…
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