MARK IV (software)

This article is about 4GL software. For other meanings, see MARK-IV (disambiguation).

MARK-IV is a Fourth-generation programming language that was created by Informatics, Inc. in the 1960s.^[1] Informatics, Inc. took advantage of IBM's decision to unbundle their software; MARK-IV was the first "software product to have cumulative sales of $10 million".^[2]

MARK-IV (as VISION:BUILDER)^[3] is now part of the product suite from Computer Associates. Training is available from 3rd parties.^[4]

References

1. ^ The start - 1960
2. ^ First mega-buck 4GL
3. ^ VISION:BUILDER
4. ^ Kasshku MARK-IV(VISION:BUILDER)

External links

• Proceedings of the Mark IV User Group, 1969-1979
• Example use - 1997
• Conference at the Charles Babbage Institute
• MARK-IV History, hosted at Murdoch.edu.au (some links broken)
• MARK-IV, on the 99 beer list