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On Sun, 7 Apr 2024 14:43:04 +0100, Andy Walker wrote:

> I can see no argument for saying that [“Algol”], by default, refers to
> A60.

“Wirth-Hoare Algol”, a.k.a. “Algol-W” (the precursor of Pascal) was a
derivative of Algol-60, not Algol-68 (which didn’t exist yet).

“Burroughs Algol” was an implementation of Algol-60, not Algol-68.

Even in the 21st century, articles like
<https://seattlewebsitedevelopers.medium.com/algol-the-language-that-influenced-the-future-cfec9a3e2a4c>
can say

    Generally called ALGOL 60, ALGOL had three major updates ...