[Info-vax] Itanic is a dead end : IBM

[Richard Maher]

"Michael Kraemer" <m.kraemer at gsi.de> wrote in message 
news:irvuf0$qvc$1 at lnx107.hrz.tu-darmstadt.de...
> In article <irva43$ofv$1 at online.de>, helbig at astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de 
> (Phillip
> Helbig---undress to reply) writes:
>>
>> Right.  This proves my point.  Since then, Fortran 2003 and Fortran 2008
>> have been published.  HP might support Fortran, but it is two versions
>> behind the current standard, i.e. 16 years out of date.
>>
>
> Supply and demand, I'd say.
> How much really *new* code is produced in Fortran these days?
> let alone code using these extensions?
> And even if so, most of it wouldn't be done on Itanics,
> let alone the legacy platforms Alpha, VAX or VMS.

Well, I'd never thought I'd be agreeing with you but who really gives a shit 
about Fortran extensions. Answer: The same stereotypical VMS dinosaurs that 
have watched it's demise while complaining about new VT100 LED 
functionality.

How many of you have mailed JFP offering help for Python? Or even bleated 
about Python availability in COV?

How many of you have, rather than demanded such functionality, deprecated 
any attempt to put a browser front-end on VMS 3GLs?

Take your Fortran vector-processing and any tripple-degree, over-qualified, 
white-coated idiot at British Aerospace that is still pulling down GBP30K in 
his wind-tunnel and stick it up your arse!

Yep, but the same DEC employees love you 'cos you keep comin' back for more 
:-(

Regards Richard Maher

PS. Sorely tempted to reply in rich-text just so you can bitch on for 
another month about how aweful that was.