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From: carols@drilex.UUCP (Carol Springs)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.fortran
Subject: New 8X Standard
Message-ID: <279@drilex.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 6-Nov-87 09:26:16 EST
Article-I.D.: drilex.279
Posted: Fri Nov  6 09:26:16 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 8-Nov-87 14:28:04 EST
Reply-To: carols@drilex.UUCP (Carol Springs)
Organization: Data Resources/McGraw-Hill, Lexington, MA
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I used to work on Fortran compilers for Unisys (Burroughs)
mainframes, and therefore am reasonably familiar with the
new 8X standard and the reasons for Unisys's "no" vote.  I
hope that the material available for public review contains
all of the commentary by the various committee members
regarding their respective rationales.  Some of my colleagues
put a lot of work into these comments, and I'd hate for
people to get their perspectives entirely from quotes in
rush-job articles in _Computerworld_.  (At least one of these
quotes was used as an example of a "Unisys" position in spite 
of the interviewee's request that he not be quoted in that
context.  Maybe there was a misunderstanding, but it's 
tempting to say "So much for journalistic integrity.") 
 
I urge _everybody_ who uses Fortran or will otherwise be
affected by the new standard to obtain a copy of the standard
and supplementary material.  Then make your views known. 
 
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Carol Springs
carols@drilex.UUCP