[Info-vax] fortran compiler roadmap?

[glen herrmannsfeldt]

Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:

(snip, someone wrote)

>> I came across a comment some time ago to the effect that when discussing
>> details of Fortran compiler implementations for other platforms, it was
>> common to say "Let's see what DEC Fortran does here".

>> IIRC that was Richard Maine, but Google Groups is so incredibly slow at
>> the moment that I gave up my quest to find it :-(
 
> 25 years ago Fortran compilers had to be "VAX compatible" or "with VAX
> extensions" to be cool.

It is now about 35 years since the VAX came out. It took a little while
for the compilers to mature, but yes "VAX compatible" was important.

Maybe about 20 years ago when enough other system were available and
usable enough. So, between about 32 and 20 years ago VAX was it.

-- glen