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From: "Janice Shepherd" <JANSHEP@torolab2.vnet.ibm.com>
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Subject:  IBM announces f90
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>Subject: (SC22WG5.430)      IBM announces f90
>To: sc22wg5@dkuug.dk

>Well done IBM!.
>               Mike
Thanks for the good wishes.

Janice C. Shepherd
XLF Development
IBM Toronto Lab, Canada.

>Subject: IBM announced new XLF - Full implementation of Fortran 90
>Summary: IBM announced Full F90 XLF
>Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarilythose of

>            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 ASI
>     Fortran 90 standard.  It is an enhancement of the FORTRAN language
>     with many new functions.  Fortran 90 is also a superset of the ANS
>     FORTRAN 77 standard; preserving your investment in FORTRAN 77 code
>     PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS
>     Several improvements added to XL FORTRAN enable faster execution o
>     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.  Seveal
>     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