The purpose of this code is described as Softening of a curve and performs a simple smoothing of the values of a function. It is an exercise in using the CEP, and implements a general purpose numerical algorithm.
The code is interesting for its structure, representative of the typical usage of the CEP at the time. It uses three programming languages:
- FORTRAN CEP, a dialect - developed in–house at CSCE - of the IBM FORTRAN II, for the main algorithm;
- the CEP assembly language (LSDC, Symbolic Decimal CEP Language), for the input/output routines to/from paper tape;
- the command language of the execution control system of the CEP, to launch the execution.
The author, Tonina Starita (CSCE), was a innovator in the use of digital computing machines to study biological data, like EEG and similar measurements.