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Subject: IBM FORTRAN Product Comment Form
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Date: Tue, 13-Sep-83 15:57:00 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 13 15:57:00 1983
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From:  Billy <BRACKENRIDGE@USC-ISIB>

A year ago June or 14 months ago I filled out the Product Comment Form
in the back of my Fortran manual to complain about FORTRAN's inability
to execute a RETURN statement.

In the meantime I have bought a real Fortran compiler from Microsoft
and it works fine.

Imagine my surprise today when I opened a letter from IBM Boca Raton
informing me that they are currently trying to solve the problem and
"In the meantime, leave out the RETURN statement".

I was also informed that IBM has released an updated version of the
FORTRAN compiler and that my authorised dealer will be glad to update
my compiler.  I am further informed that on the "FOR2" diskette is a
list of circumventions that can be used to avoid some common FORTRAN
compiler problems.

I was also informed that my authorised dealer can answer my technical
questions quickly.  I suppose by some definition of quickly that might
be true...