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From: wsb@boise.Eng.Sun.COM (Walt Brainerd)
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Subject: Re: Decent FORTRAN books?
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Date: 6 Jun 91 00:23:26 GMT
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In article <28962@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU>, bernhold@red8 (David E. Bernholdt) writes:
> I strongly recommend
> Harry Katzan, Jr., Fortran77, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1978.

I reviewed this book (Computing Reviews) when it came out and there
was a factual error about the language (not just a typo) on about
every page.  Though many may be minor, they probably are significant
to readers of this group.  I would much rather trust Meissner & Organick
or Wagener, even though they are written as textbooks--at least these
guys know the language well.

> though I understand it may be out of print.

But maybe this is all moot.

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