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FORTRAN see programming language . Author not available, FORTRAN., The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008... Read more

Fortran
Fortran (or FORTRAN) Acronym for formula translation. A programming language widely used for scientific computation. The first version, Fortran I, was issued by IBM in 1956, to be succeeded by Fortran II in 1958... Read more

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FOCUS ON FORTRAN Short for FORmula TRANslator, FORTRAN was the first widely used high-level language. The high costs...with programming in the mid-1950s spurred the development of FORTRAN, which was intended to make programming easier. A team, led... Read more

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	Fortran 95 compiler system. ; Version 5.4 of the Fortran 95 compiler system for Tru64 Unix Alpha...a full-language implementation of the Fortran 95 standard. The system supports the same...Compaq Computer Corp., www.compaq.com./fortran. Write In 178 or Reply Online Read more
	Expanded fortran library ; Capability: The IMSL Fortran 90 Library, which had been available only for the IBM RS/6000 and Cray T3E platforms, now also runs on Unixbased workstations and... Read more
	DEC has impressive software for massively parallel computers. (Digital Equipment Corp., DECmpp FORTRAN) ; A new Fortran language compiler that automatically optimizes...announced by Digital Equipment Corp. DECmpp FORTRAN automatically divides user programs into...ULTRIX operating system, the new DECmpp FORTRAN is an example of this kind of software... Read more
	Sneak Peek at Fortran 2002.(Brief Article) ; The power of today's machines is driving FORTRAN to new heights that will next be unveiled as the new FORTRAN 2002. FORTRAN has long been considered the language for scientific and engineering computations... Read more
	Fortran's fold sends creditors to court. ; ...what funds they can from the now-defunct Fortran Printing Inc. of Cleveland, an offset...more than $2.3 million in unpaid debts. Fortran, which had about 100 employees before...In separate complaints filed against Fortran since March, three other creditors - Xpedx... Read more
	Fortran Powerstation combines Windows with 32-bit DOS execution. (Microsoft Corp.'s program development software) (Product Announcement) ; Fortran is not dead; it still dominates engineering analysis for heavily mathematical, complex problems. Additionally, Fortran applications are migrating from mainframes and minicomputers to low-cost, interactive PCs. Microsoft's Fortran Powerstation provides an interactive, Windows-based environment... Read more
	Converting a Fortran program to Mathcad: here's an easy way to deal with your legacy Fortran code.(EXTREMELY HELPFUL STUFF YOU WON'T FIND IN THE USER'S MANUAL) ; FORTRAN HAS BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL AT HELPING engineers to approximate...engineering process. But with many of the engineers who coded in Fortran now retiring, it leaves a lot of legacy bits unsupported out there. All the more a problem since Fortran and Microsoft products don't naturally go together. ... Read more
	LS Fortran 1.1.(Fortner Research's compiler) (Software Review)(Evaluation)(Brief Article) ; ...8.0 PROS: Compatibility with existing FORTRANs; efficient MPW implementation. CONS: Complete...fortner@cais.com). LIST PRICE: $695. FORTRAN is still the language of choice in broad...and aerospace design. Compilers like LS FORTRAN from Fortner Research (formerly Language... Read more
	Pro FORTRAN 5.0. (Absoft) (Software Review)(Evaluation)(Brief Article) ; ...real world, older languages like COBOL and FORTRAN are still doing much of the day-to-day work...numeric calculation, for example, the ancient FORTRAN language in one of its newer forms--FORTRAN 77 or FORTRAN 90--is still grinding away on... Read more
	Here comes Fortran 2003.(Data Management & Analysis)(Interview) ; ...been a participant in both U.S. and international Fortran standards committees for 15 years. Q: When will Fortran 2003 be available to researchers ? A: Actually, some may find the name Fortran 2003 to be a bit of a misnomer, as the new standard... Read more

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