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From: khb%chiba@Sun.COM (Keith Bierman - Sun Tactical Engineering)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc
Subject: Re: How to supplant FORTRAN (Was: Algol-68 down for the count)
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Date: 12 Dec 88 22:17:54 GMT
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In article <2176@garth.UUCP> writes:
>I agree languages are but a tool and should meet the needs of the users, but
>what are the needs of users?

This is what x3j3 grapped with for over 10 years

>
>Does anyone have a wish list of concrete proposals to make life easier for
>scientific programming and/or numerical analysis?

to produce the f88 document (as per WG5 ordination).

Keith H. Bierman
It's Not My Fault ---- I Voted for Bill & Opus