Abstract: Speakeasy--Computer Language for Geologists

Stan Cohen

Speakeasy is a general-purpose computer system with an easily learned and easily used communication language based on conventional mathematical notation. It is powerful and contains not only full-array and matrix algebra but also a complete set of graphics commands. A very large number of special-purpose operators (over 500) also are available to enable users to formulate any problem in a few concise, easily read statements. In an interactive environment, such as IBM's TSO or CMS, Speakeasy functions in a mode that often is described as a super desk calculator.

The Speakeasy language is extensible and new operations can be added to adapt the system to match the needs of different user groups. One of the major applications of the system is in the analysis of seismic data associated with geologic studies. In this application the graphic capabilities of the language combine with it mathematical and data-manipulation capabilities to provide geophysicist and geologist with the tools necessary to analyze interactively large amounts of data in an unrestricted way.

AAPG Search and Discovery Article #90961©1978 AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma