Communications of the ACM

Authors

Rosalie Steier
Page 927

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ACM forum

Robert L. Ashenhurst
Pages 928-931

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Notable computer networks

Computer networks are becoming more numerous and more diverse. Collectively, they constitute a worldwide metanetwork. John S. Quarterman, Josiah C. Hoskins
Pages 932-971

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The 1984-1985 Taulbee survey

Presented here is the Computer Science Board's survey on the production and employment of Ph.D.'s and faculty in computer science and engineering. David Gries
Pages 972-977

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Microprocessor architectures: a comparison based on code generation by compiler

By carefully tuning computer and compiler, it is possible to avoid the otherwise inevitable compromises between complex compiling algorithms and less-than-optimal compiled code, where the key to performance appears to lie neither … Niklaus Wirth
Pages 978-990

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Accessing bit fields in FORTRAN-77

By incorporating bit-manipulation routines into Fortran-77, it is now possible to manipulate bits or partial word operands without having to write assembly-coded subroutines. Because the routines are now acceptable to Fortran … Manny Hayes
Pages 991-995

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Min-max heaps and generalized priority queues

A simple implementation of double-ended priority queues is presented. The proposed structure, called a min-max heap, can be built in linear time; in contrast to conventional heaps, it allows both FindMin and FindMax to be performed … M. D. Atkinson, J.-R. Sack, B. Santoro, T. Strothotte
Pages 996-1000

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Technical correspondence

CORPORATE Tech Correspondence
Pages 1001-1005

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