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

[Michael Kraemer]

In article <is0udl$62n$1 at online.de>, helbig at astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de (Phillip
Helbig---undress to reply) writes:
> In article <irvg8k$h7i$1 at dont-email.me>, glen herrmannsfeldt
> <gah at ugcs.caltech.edu> writes: 
> 
> > Phillip Helbig---undress to reply <helbig at astro.multiclothesvax.de> wrote:
> > (snip) 
> > >> Both, according to the same manual.
> >  
> > >> http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/82final/6324/ba368-90004.pdf
> >  
> > > 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 behind the current standard, i.e. 16 years out of date.
> > 
> > Full Fortran 2003 compilers are extremely rare.  Some are getting
> > close, though.  Some Fortran 2008 features have been added to
> > some compilers, but none close to a full implementation.
> 
> True, but HP don't even PLAN support for any more advanced standards on 
> VMS, as far as I know.
> 
> > Now, no Fortran 90 or 95 compilers for VAX, that one I don't
> > understand.
> 
> That I do understand.  Fortran 90 came out at about the same time ALPHA 
> did.  Anyone doing serious Fortran development would be on ALPHA; VAX is 
> mostly frozen code.  I'm glad they didn't waste any effort there.

If you understand the VAX issue, you should also understand
HP's non-support of newer standards on Alpha and Itanic.
Different platforms, same story:
Anyone doing serious Fortran development would not be on ALPHA/Itanic ...