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From: gbn474@leah.Albany.Edu (Gregory Newby)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.fortran
Subject: graphics pkg advice, also 8x standards
Keywords: pc graphics, also fortran 8x
Message-ID: <813@leah.Albany.Edu>
Date: 19 Jul 88 21:48:35 GMT
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Hi Ho.  A few basic questions, which do *not* have to do with the
relative utility of C versus Fortran.

Two topics:  (1) fortran for pcs
             (2) 8x standards etc.

1) I'm picking up an ibm-type pc, and am wondering what kind of advice
y'all can offer for a fortran compiler with graphics capabilities (or,
more likely,
               a) a compiler; and
               b) a library of fortran
                  callable graphics
                  subroutines.

It's really the graphics i'm interested in, tho some compiler reviews
would be interesting.  For the heavy memory and i/o operations, there's
allways the mainframe.

2)  I've been hearing about the new 8x standard fortran.  Who
knows/where can I find information about just what this will mean for
the common programmer??

   -- what kind of new features or standards
   -- what sort of timetable is there for release (*is* there a
      timetable??)  

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I'll summarize for the group, if there's a variety of reviews or responses.  

Thanks...

-newbs  [
         gbn474@leah.albany.edu
         gbn474@rachel.albany.edu
         gbn474@albany1vx.bitnet
        ]