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Subject: Re: Fortran compiler
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Date: 22 Mar 89 20:43:48 GMT
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>(3) Is there any word on the progress of the GNU fortran compiler?

I didn't even know of the existence of a gnu fortran project. Are you
sure that there is one?

>(4) Are there any rumours about faster floating-point options
>	for the NeXT?  The 68882 is not fast enough for serious
>	work.

I couldn't agree more---at least for my work. In fact, I am thinking about
either buying a DEC PMAX (MIPS processor) which appears to be at least 4 times
(!) as fast on floating point operations, or the NeXt. It would be important to
me to be able to upgrade a NeXt to higher performance, so that I am not stuck
with its flp performance when I will eventually really need it.

Could anybody from NeXt comment inofficially as to what sort of confidence I
can place in NeXt's current machine to eventually provide this functionality?

Ivo Welch	phd_ivo@gsbacd.uchicago.edu

PS: Could anybody tell me of their success with hooking up the $1300
380MB drive, please? Thanks.