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From: siegel@hc.DSPO.GOV (Josh Siegel)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Help us defend against VMS!
Message-ID: <14201@hc.DSPO.GOV>
Date: 7 Mar 88 23:31:26 GMT
References: <1636@tulum.UUCP> <20268@bu-cs.BU.EDU> <4080@megaron.arizona.edu> <717@cresswell.quintus.UUCP> <4125@megaron.arizona.edu> <327@amelia.nas.nasa.gov>
Reply-To: josh@hi.unm.edu (The Jester)
Organization: University of New Mexico
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In article <327@amelia.nas.nasa.gov> msf@amelia.nas.nasa.gov (Michael S. Fischbein) writes:
 >In article <4125@megaron.arizona.edu> lm@megaron.arizona.edu.UUCP (Larry McVoy) writes:
 >>In article <717@cresswell.quintus.UUCP> ok@quintus.UUCP (Richard A. O'Keefe) writes:
 >>>In article <4080@megaron.arizona.edu>, lm@arizona.edu (Larry McVoy) writes:
 >>>>   VMS fortran is the de facto industry standard.
 >
 >Uhhh. No.  ANSI FORTRAN 77 is the de facto and de jure industry standard.
 >
 > [ lots of stuff deleted ]

I think both Sun and Encore are coming out with a VMS fortran.  Also,
Cray has its own drain bramaged version of fortran.  ANSI is not
the rule


			--Josh
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Josh Siegel		(siegel@hc.dspo.gov)
I like using a C-47A "puff dragon" to go hunting with.