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From: dafniotis@chewi.che.wisc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.lang.fortran
Subject: Fortran - PCs - Big Arrays: What compiler and OS?
Message-ID: <1991Jun25.190712.409@chewi.che.wisc.edu>
Date: 26 Jun 91 01:07:11 GMT
Organization: Univ of Wisc, Dept of Chem Engr
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 Concerning the recent discussion about fortran, PCs and arrays with sizes
bigger than 1MB, I have the following questions:

+ Is the MS-Fortran 5.0 or 5.1 support (either with DOS/Win3.0 or with OS/2)
  arrays with sizes larger than 1MB and code with more than 1MB (I know
  that I need a 386sx, 386, 486sx, 486 to achieve that)

+ If not, is there any FORTRAN compiler that can achieve that under OS/2 or
  plaion DOS (i.e without having to pay a serious amount of money for a DOS
  extended like Phar Laps or OS/386)

 Your response (either in the NEWS or by e-mail) will be greatly appreciated
since I am considering of buying a 32-bit machine for doing heavy FP
programming.

  Thanks in advance,
				Petros Dafniotis
				Chem Eng Dept, UW-Madison