Transaction Application Language

<language, Tandem> (TAL) Not "Tandem Application Language". A block-structured, procedural language optimised for use on Tandem {hardware}.

TAL is a cross between C and Pascal and is the primary system programming language on Tandem computers.

Tandem has no assembler and originally had no C or Pascal.

[Was TAL derived from HP's System ProgrammingLanguage?]

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trampoline TRANDIR TRANQUIL TRANS transaction	TAL Tandem Application Language	Transaction Processing Facility transceiver TRANSCODE transducer transfer syntax