On Thu, 16 Mar 2017, ben via cctalk wrote:
But was FORTRAN that portable?
Who was it who said, "FORTRAN is more portable than syphilis"
Other than the IBM 1130 I cannot think of a small computer
that had ample I/O and memory to run and compile FORTRAN. All the
other 16 bitters seem to more paper tape I/O.
I suspect 90% of all university computers ended up as IBM 360
systems. A few ended up with the VAX, but who knows what they
ran.
1401
1620 (if you count PDQ)
In 1983, I was called in as a long-term substitute to take over teaching a
Fortran class using IBM PCs with Microsoft/IBM Fortran.
