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A Brief Introduction to Fortran 77 - Polaris

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<strong>Fortran</strong> is not a flower, but a weed. It is hardy, occasionallyblooms, and grows in every computer. (A. Perlis)• In 1954 a project was begun under the leadership of JohnBackus at IBM <strong>to</strong> develop an "au<strong>to</strong>matic programming"system that would convert programs written in amathematical notation <strong>to</strong> machine instructions for the IBM704 computer.• Many were skeptical that the project would be successful. Itwas necessary for the program produced by the compiler <strong>to</strong>be almost as efficient as that produced by a good assemblylanguage programmer.• First compiler in 1957. Quite successful.• Several ANSI standards: 1966 (<strong>Fortran</strong> 66), 1978 (<strong>Fortran</strong><strong>77</strong>), 1990 (<strong>Fortran</strong> 90), 1995 (<strong>Fortran</strong> 95).2 of 118

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