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diff --git a/history.rst b/history.rst index f3322d2..ecb7974 100644 --- a/history.rst +++ b/history.rst @@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ History In 1974 the research group *Programmiersprachen und Compiler II* at TU Berlin led by C.H.A Koster and Hochschulrechenzentrum (HRZ) Bielefeld developed different versions of *SLAN*, a programming language family suited for -educational purposes. This language was later renamed to *ELAN*. +educational purposes. This language was later renamed to *ELAN*, an +abbreviation for *Elementary Language* [hahn79]_ [klingen83]_ or *Educational +Language* [hommel79]_. Jochen Liedtke and Ulrich Bartling, both studying maths at Bielefeld University at that time, created a compiler for SLAN3B as part of their diploma thesis in |