By Tan Watanabe, Tsuneharu Ohsawa, Takaji Suzuki
Communications of the ACM,
September 1983,
Vol. 26 No. 9, Pages 646-653
10.1145/358172.358181
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A simple database language for personal computers has been implemented by selecting a subset of the ANS MUMPS language and enhancing it so as to meet the requirements of microcomputer end-users who are unfamiliar with computers. This database language is named Micro MUMPS. Its database is based on a modified prefix B-tree having parameters for adjusting its data organization according to the requirements of space and time efficiency. Experience with Micro MUMPS has demonstrated a remarkable reduction in programming time.
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