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Jnc: /* External links */ 'In Search of the Original Fortran Compiler' - another copy

2024-12-06T11:57:46Z

External links: 'In Search of the Original Fortran Compiler' - another copy

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	==External links==		==External links==

	* [http://ed-thelen.org/FortranHistories/1%20Paul%20McJones%20-%20In%20Searchof%20the%20Original%20FORTRAN%20compiler.pdf In Search of the Original Fortran Compiler]		* [http://ed-thelen.org/FortranHistories/1%20Paul%20McJones%20-%20In%20Searchof%20the%20Original%20FORTRAN%20compiler.pdf In Search of the Original Fortran Compiler] <!-- https://annals-extras.org/anecdotes/writing/mcjones-fortran.pdf -->
	* [https://www.softwarepreservation.org/projects/FORTRAN/ History of FORTRAN and FORTRAN II]		* [https://www.softwarepreservation.org/projects/FORTRAN/ History of FORTRAN and FORTRAN II]

	[[Category: Languages]]		[[Category: Languages]]

Vaxorcist: /* Versions and Dialects */ "RATFIV" added

2024-11-19T08:52:39Z

Versions and Dialects: "RATFIV" added

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	* FORTRAN III (internal to IBM)		* FORTRAN III (internal to IBM)
	* RATFOR (FORTRAN with modern [[control flow]])		* [[RATFOR]] (FORTRAN with modern [[control flow]])
			* [[RATFIV]] (FORTRAN with even more advanced features)

	== Hello World ==		== Hello World ==

Vaxorcist: Popular FORTRAN program "SPICE" added

2023-04-08T13:01:26Z

Popular FORTRAN program "SPICE" added

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	*[[TREK7]]		*[[TREK7]]
	*[[Whetstone]]		*[[Whetstone]]
			*[[SPICE]]

	==External links==		==External links==

Vaxorcist: Links to "VAX FORTRAN" and "TREK7" added

2023-03-24T15:10:41Z

Links to "VAX FORTRAN" and "TREK7" added

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	*[[Watcom Fortran]]<br>		*[[Watcom Fortran]]<br>
	*[[Microsoft Fortran]]<br>		*[[Microsoft Fortran]]<br>
			*[[VAX FORTRAN]]<br>

	== Popular Fortran Programs ==		== Popular Fortran Programs ==
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	*[[Snoopy Calendar]]		*[[Snoopy Calendar]]
	*Bob Supnik ported [[Zork]] to Fortran		*Bob Supnik ported [[Zork]] to Fortran
			*[[TREK7]]
	*[[Whetstone]]		*[[Whetstone]]

Jnc: /* External links */ +History of FORTRAN and FORTRAN II

2022-06-13T09:46:39Z

External links: +History of FORTRAN and FORTRAN II

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	* [http://ed-thelen.org/FortranHistories/1%20Paul%20McJones%20-%20In%20Searchof%20the%20Original%20FORTRAN%20compiler.pdf In Search of the Original Fortran Compiler]		* [http://ed-thelen.org/FortranHistories/1%20Paul%20McJones%20-%20In%20Searchof%20the%20Original%20FORTRAN%20compiler.pdf In Search of the Original Fortran Compiler]
			* [https://www.softwarepreservation.org/projects/FORTRAN/ History of FORTRAN and FORTRAN II]

	[[Category: Languages]]		[[Category: Languages]]

Jnc: /* External links */ +In Search of the Original Fortran Compiler

2022-06-13T09:30:14Z

External links: +In Search of the Original Fortran Compiler

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	*[[Whetstone]]		*[[Whetstone]]

	[[Category:Languages]]		==External links==

			* [http://ed-thelen.org/FortranHistories/1%20Paul%20McJones%20-%20In%20Searchof%20the%20Original%20FORTRAN%20compiler.pdf In Search of the Original Fortran Compiler]

			[[Category: Languages]]

Larsbrinkhoff: /* Popular Fortran Programs */

2018-02-01T13:35:03Z

Popular Fortran Programs

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	== Popular Fortran Programs ==		== Popular Fortran Programs ==

			*[[Adventure]]
	*[[Snoopy Calendar]]		*[[Snoopy Calendar]]
	*Bob Supnik ported [[Zork]] to Fortran		*Bob Supnik ported [[Zork]] to Fortran

Larsbrinkhoff: /* Popular Fortran Programs */ Not the original Zork

2018-02-01T13:34:01Z

Popular Fortran Programs: Not the original Zork

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	*[[Snoopy Calendar]]		*[[Snoopy Calendar]]
	*[[Zork]]		*Bob Supnik ported [[Zork]] to Fortran
	*[[Whetstone]]		*[[Whetstone]]

	[[Category:Languages]]		[[Category:Languages]]

Jnc: Avoid redir

2017-11-11T17:19:30Z

Avoid redir

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	'''FORTRAN''' (the name is short for "FORmula TRANslator") refers to an evolutionary series of versions of a [[programming language]], one which dates back to 1954 (the first version was released for use in early 1957); if not quite the earliest days of computers, it was one of the first computer languages.		'''FORTRAN''' (the name is short for "FORmula TRANslator") refers to an evolutionary series of versions of a [[programming language]], one which dates back to 1954 (the first version was released for use in early 1957); if not quite the earliest days of computers, it was one of the first computer languages.

	It was initially developed by [[IBM]] for the [[IBM 704]], for use in writing mathematical applications, primarily in scientific and engineering disciplines. Although it has been broadened since its early days to include other capabilities, that always remained its principal area of use.		It was initially developed by [[International Business Machines\|IBM]] for the [[IBM 704]], for use in writing mathematical applications, primarily in scientific and engineering disciplines. Although it has been broadened since its early days to include other capabilities, that always remained its principal area of use.

	It was an extremely important step in the evolution of computers, since it allowed [[end-user]]s to write their own programs, instead of having to interact with professional [[programmer]]s to use computers.		It was an extremely important step in the evolution of computers, since it allowed [[end-user]]s to write their own programs, instead of having to interact with professional [[programmer]]s to use computers.

Jnc: +link

2017-11-06T22:15:17Z

+link

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	'''FORTRAN''' (the name is short for "FORmula TRANslator") refers to an evolutionary series of versions of a programming language, one which dates back to 1954 (the first version was released for use in early 1957); if not quite the earliest days of computers, it was one of the first computer languages.		'''FORTRAN''' (the name is short for "FORmula TRANslator") refers to an evolutionary series of versions of a [[programming language]], one which dates back to 1954 (the first version was released for use in early 1957); if not quite the earliest days of computers, it was one of the first computer languages.

	It was initially developed by [[IBM]] for the [[IBM 704]], for use in writing mathematical applications, primarily in scientific and engineering disciplines. Although it has been broadened since its early days to include other capabilities, that always remained its principal area of use.		It was initially developed by [[IBM]] for the [[IBM 704]], for use in writing mathematical applications, primarily in scientific and engineering disciplines. Although it has been broadened since its early days to include other capabilities, that always remained its principal area of use.