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From: b2@dalcs.UUCP (Bert Buckley)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: Microsoft Fortran
Message-ID: <1958@dalcs.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 4-May-86 08:40:39 EDT
Article-I.D.: dalcs.1958
Posted: Sun May  4 08:40:39 1986
Date-Received: Mon, 5-May-86 03:20:19 EDT
References: <92@cascade.ARPA>
Reply-To: b2@dalcs.UUCP (Bert Buckley)
Organization: Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S., Canada
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Summary: 

In article <92@cascade.ARPA> leeke@su-cascade.ARPA (Steven D. Leeke) writes:
>Does anyone out there have Microsoft's latest version of their Fortran compiler
>that would be willing to post or send me a review?  This is for a friend and
>he has a Mac Plus so HFS/New Roms compatibility, and whether it runs any better
>with 1meg vs. 512k would be nice things to know in general.  In addition, of
>course, lots of detail on implementation, conformance to F77, bugs, performance

After failing to get my version of Fortran to run (original Absoft, v 2.0(b))
my new Mac+ (it works fine on my Lisa), I borrowed a colleague's newer
Microsoft version (v. 2.1 I think). I would not run on the +, despite trying 
lots of games like taking everything out of folders.

So I phoned Microsoft. Here is what I understand they told me. Yes, they
know it will not run on the + (HFS I think is the real culprit). Yes, they
are working on it. When will it be available? Sometime this summer, in a 
vague sort of way... . Will be an upgrade? Yes. I didn't ask about cost.

In a general sort of way, I am not superimpressed with Apple's commitment
to upward compatibility. Many products still run, but Fortran is a 
significant example of one that does not. As for games, at least 3 good
ones don't run, and I do enjoy relaxing with them sometimes...or I used to,
although some (but not all) still run on my Lisa.