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Fortran 77. [Description of standard and its contents]

Journal Article · · Commun. ACM (Assoc. Comput. Mach.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5841332
There is a new standard Fortran. The official title is American National Standard Programming Language Fortran, X3.9-1978, but it is more commonly referred to as Fortran 77, since its development was completed in 1977. It replaces the Fortran standard designated X3.9-1966. This paper describes many of the features of Fortran 77, and also provides some information about how and why the standard was developed. 1 figure.
OSTI ID:
5841332
Journal Information:
Commun. ACM (Assoc. Comput. Mach.); (United States), Journal Name: Commun. ACM (Assoc. Comput. Mach.); (United States) Vol. 21:10; ISSN CACMA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English