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From: "Dr.J.L.Schonfelder" <J.L.Schonfelder@liverpool.ac.uk>
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Subject: Re: Parameterized Data Types
To: fkrogh@math.jpl.nasa.gov
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 1994 09:15:22 +0000 (GMT)
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Thanks for your support. Chuck Lawson who visited the last X3J3
meeting also mentioned that this functionality was very important
I have been trying to get it into Fortran for years and only
narrowly failed in the politicing that resulted in F90.
I am copying this to the wg5/X3J3 list for info.

fkrogh@fredpc.jpl.nasa.gov wrote
> 
> Dear Dr. Schonfelder,
>      I would like give my wholehearted support for a parameterized data 
> type in Fortran 90 -- NOW.  I am one of three involved in supporting a
> library (MATH77) of mathematical software written in Fortran 77.  The 
> impact of a parametrized data type on the design of a library such as 
> this is MAJOR.  We feel that we can provide a library of much higher 
> quality (in terms of being easier to use) with such a feature.
>      We are unlikely to invest the major effort required for such a 
> rewrite as long as there is some future hope that the parameterized data
> type will be in Fortran soon (i.e. before 2005).  Lets get this feature
> into Fortan now, so that we can start providing user interfaces with 
> more of an "object" orientation.
>      Many thanks for your efforts in getting this most desirable feature
> into Fortran.
> 
> 
> Dr. Fred T. Krogh
> Jet Propulsion Laboratory
> Mail Stop 601-108
> 4800 Oak Grove Drive
> Pasadena, CA 91109
> 
> Phone:  (818) 354-2663
> 
> E-Mail: fkrogh@math.jpl.nasa.gov
> 
> 
> 
> 


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University of Liverpool, UK
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