taylor@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Ross Taylor) (03/01/91)
Fortran compilers for 386's
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Several weeks ago I posted a notice to comp.lang.fortran
concerning Fortran compilers for 386 class machines. I have
received lots of requests for this posting (it was 15 screens
long) and they continue to come in on an occasional basis. I
have also learnt that my posting has been circulated to others
from whom I received no request (someone else sent them the
posting). I am delighted to find that there are so many Fortran
users interested in using the language on 386 class machines.
There are two points to this latest posting:
1. The original is still available; send me an e-mail if you
want it.
2. Following e-mail discussions with Walt Brainerd, editor of
The Fortran Journal, I rewrote the posting completely from
scratch. I have summarized the contents of all published
reviews and provided a more up-to-date table listing the
features and prices of the available compilers. The table
from a published review that was included in my earlier
posting is no longer accurate. In fact, it's not even close
to being accurate any more.
The much revised version of the summary is due to appear in the
next edition of The Fortran Journal that is due out in early
April.
I will also be doing a more in depth look at WATCOM's compiler
for a future edition of The Fortran Journal.
For obvious reasons these article will not be posted to this
network. If anyone is interested in copies of these article they
should subscribe to the Fortran Journal. Mr. Brainerd posts the
contents of each issue when it is available so watch this
newsgroup for further details.
Ross Taylor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Clarkson University
Potsdam, NY 13699 (yes, we have our own zip code)
taylor@sun.soe.clarkson.edu