On Monday 17 February 2003 08:06 am, Terry Smith wrote: > Six inches thick! musta been runnin' some paltry code :-)). > > Ahh.. the grand old days (late 1970s),,, I was in grad school working > in an ecosystem modeling group. We ran, and re-ran and re-ran (usually a > keypuch error!) a FORTRAN IV program which simulated all the > interactions in a large northeast US estuary....three boxes of cards > worth! took about 40 minutes to read the stack. > > This is in a room not much larger than a good-sized bathroom, with a tty > console (talking to the main frame on another campus), three keypuch > machines, and high speed printer...all going non-stop, 12 hours a day. > > No wonder I have a hearing loss! > > Terry Smith > Cape Cod USA > > On Mon, 2003-02-17 at 10:38, Dennis Myers wrote: > > On Monday 17 February 2003 03:48 am, civileme wrote: > > > On Sunday 16 February 2003 11:53 pm, laura wrote: > > > > I'm new in Linux. Before asking, I tried to use g77 or f77, but I > > > > don't have them on the computer. I have the gcc installed and I can > > > > compile C programs without problems, but I can't compile Fortran > > > > programs. I only wanted to know where I can find this compiler. > > > > > > > > Laura. > > > > <big snip> > > > > > I grew up with Fortran, back in the days when there were compilers such > > > as Fortran-IV, Fortran-G, Fortran-H, Fortran-IV with Watfor and > > > WatFIV... It is still an interesting compiler and language, but these > > > days I use almost exclusively Python because I am a baaaad habit > > > programmer and I need something that forces me to code cleanly and > > > clearly, even at the expense of features. > > > > > > > > > If that isn't enough > > > > Ooh, fortran IV, nostalgia hits the brain, the good old days of punch > > cards and sorters. Never , ever drop a stack of cards 6 inches thick. Can > > ruin your whole day. Hehehe > > -- > > Dennis M. linux user #180842 > > > > ---- > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
I remember those good old days. If you guys are nostalgic on the seventies, I am also nostalgic on the sixties. I remember those stacks of punched cards and machines and the punched paper tapes. I still have a bunch of rolls of punched paper tapes. I do not have a paper tape reader though. Do you know where I can get my hands on one in the San Francisco Bay area? Thanx, Seedkum
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