andyo@masscomp.ccur.com (Andy Oram) (07/05/90)
As a personal project, I am starting a Fortran 90 manual that I plan
to publish commercially. This manual will not be a textbook like
Metcalf and Reid, but a practical guide that helps engineers and
scientists quickly upgrade their dusty-deck or standard FORTRAN 77
programs to robust Fortran 90. To help in this effort, I am looking
for:
1. Realistic program examples showing practical uses for new
features in the standard.
2. Reviewers for drafts of the manual.
3. Sites that have compilers containing new features, where
people are willing to run my program examples.
Please understand that I am pursuing this project for the benefit of
the computer field. I do not expect to make money on the book. To
carry through the project, I need to build up and draw upon an
international pool of expert users who get involved for the same
reasons I have: to hasten the spread of Fortran 90 and of good
programming practices in general. Although I have no financial
remuneration to offer, I will certainly cite individuals and
organizations in the book for all kinds of help, such as contributions
of ideas, examples, and computer time.
My qualifications for this project stem from my work over several
years as a technical writer, where I have tested and documented the
use of Fortran in several commercial scientific systems. In
particular, I wrote a full reference manual for FORTRAN 77 at my
current employer, Concurrent Computer Corporation (formerly MASSCOMP).
You can contact me at:
Andrew Oram
Concurrent Computer Corporation
One Technology Way
Westford, Mass. 01886
USA
phone: (508) 392-2865
e-mail: andyo@westford.ccur.com.{harvard,uunet,petsd}
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