Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wasatch!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!convex!mozart!psmith From: psmith@mozart.uucp (Presley Smith) Newsgroups: comp.lang.fortran Subject: Re: Review document (was: Two Fortran Standards) Message-ID: <1599@convex.UUCP> Date: 27 Aug 89 17:54:11 GMT References: <649@orange19.qtp.ufl.edu> <307@unmvax.unm.edu> Sender: usenet@convex.UUCP Reply-To: psmith@convex.com (Presley Smith) Organization: Convex Computer Corporation, Richardson, Tx. Lines: 37 In article <307@unmvax.unm.edu> brainerd@unmvax.unm.edu (Walt Brainerd) writes: >In article <649@orange19.qtp.ufl.edu>, bernhold@qtp.ufl.edu (David E. Bernholdt) writes: >> >> Although I couldn't afford to plunk down $50 for a copy of the draft >> >Remember that the document out for the second public review also is available >from Lahey Computer Systems for $23 (the cost of printing and mailing), >P. O. Box 6091, Incline Village, NV 89450-6091, 702/831-2500, >702/831-8123 (fax). > >Of course, X3J3 would appreciate receiving your comments (and all others). First, let me say that I have never supported the "deal" that CBEMA made with Global Engineering for them to distribute standards. I would certainly have rather had it published in SIGPLAN, etc. But... In a conversation last week with CBEMA headquarters, Jean-Paul Emard, who is the Director of the X3 Secretariat, told me that CBMEA could not stop the distribution by Lahey Computer Systems, but that the proposed standard that Lahey is distributing is NOT considered an "official copy" of the proposed standard. He also told me that any appeal to ANSI based on non-official copies of the standard would be rejected without further consideration. Tom Lahey is attempting to provide copies of the proposed standard to a wider group of people who don't have the $50 to spend. I am not saying ANYTHING against Tom's efforts. I just wanted to post this so you would all know CBEMA's position on the Lahey version of the proposed 8x standard. Presley Smith Manager: Development Software CONVEX Computer Corporation Reply to: psmith@convex.com 3000 Waterview Parkway, Phone: 214-497-4545 P.O. Box 833851 FAX: 214-497-4500 Richardson, TX 75083-3851