S (programming language) it has the common letter used in statistical computing, and is consistent with other programming languages designed from the same institution at the time (namely the C programming language). When UNIX/32V was ported to the (then new) 32-bit DEC VAX, computing on the Unix platform became feasible for S. In late 1979, S was ported from GCOS to UNIX, which would become the new primary platform. In 1980 the first version of S was distributed outside Bell Laboratories and in 1981 source versions were made available. In 1984 two books were published by the research team at Bell Laboratories: "S:
HMS E20 British code. Upon arriving at the designated location, "UB-14" surfaced and fired a torpedo at "E20" from a distance of . "E20"s crew saw the torpedo, but it was too late to avoid the weapon. The torpedo hit "E20"s conning tower and sank her with the loss of 21 men. "UB-14" rescued nine, including "E20"s captain who, reportedly, had been brushing his teeth at the time of the attack. HMS E20 HMS "E20" was a British E-class submarine built by Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness. She was laid down on 25 November 1914 and was commissioned on 30 August 1915. She was sunk,