On inverse translation of machine language
Barron C. Housel · 1974
The goals of my research were to investigate some of the problems involved in translating machine language programs into high level procedural languages and to develop a systematic methodology for this process. It was assumed that the source program was produced either manually or by a compiler. A translator was implemented to accept programs coded in Knuth's MIXAL (assembly language for the MIX machine) and produce an "equivalent" PL/1 version.