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From: Michael Metcalf <METCALF@crnvma.cern.ch>
Subject:      IBM announces f90
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Well done IBM!.
               Mike

Subject: IBM announced new XLF - Full implementation of Fortran 90
Summary: IBM announced Full F90 XLF
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            The XL Fortran Compiler/6000 Version 3 includes the full
     implementation of Fortran 90, performance enhancements and new
     language extensions.

     XL FORTRAN COMPILER/6000 (5765-176)
     FORTRAN 90
     XL Fortran Version 3 is a full implementation of the new ISO and ANSI
     Fortran 90 standard.  It is an enhancement of the FORTRAN language
     with many new functions.  Fortran 90 is also a superset of the ANSI
     FORTRAN 77 standard; preserving your investment in FORTRAN 77 code.
     PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS
     Several improvements added to XL FORTRAN enable faster execution of
     applications written with XL FORTRAN Version 2.
     NEW EXTENSIONS
     Added function reduces the effort and cost of porting FORTRAN code
     from the Cray (3) platform to the RISC System/6000 platform.  Several
     Cray routines and INTEGER*8 are implemented in this product.
      (3) Trademark of Cray Research, Inc.

The planned availibility is December 31st 1993.

Philip P. Chin
pchin@vnet.ibm.com