msc_wrak@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Robert Anthony Koyak) (07/19/88)
I wish to obtain a Fortran compiler to run on a 386 machine
(MS-DOS) with expanded memory. The intention is to run large
(in terms of source code) programs, with large internal data
structures, as effectively as possible. By effectively, I mean
quickly (using 80387 and expanded memory), and with full F77
compatibility. In particular, it should be able to run code under
F66 specifications.
As I understand it, the two most viable options currently are Microsoft
Optimizing Fortran, and Ryan-McFarland Fortran. RM-Fortran costs somewhat
more. What I would like to know are:
-- What (if any) significant differences exist?
-- What has been the experience of users under circumstances
similar to mine?
I would welcome informed responses via E-mail. If your knowledge of
these issues is extensive, perhaps also responding in the newsgroup(s)
would be appreciated by others.
Thanks.
-- bob koyak
-- Johns Hopkins Univ
-- msc_wrak@jhunix (BITNET)