IP: Fortran is 42 today

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 11:34:23 -0400
> From: Tim Finin <finin () cs umbc edu>
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> To: "farber () cis upenn edu" <farber () cis upenn edu>
> Subject: Fortran is 42 today
>
> Dave -- Hank Katz is a lecturer in our Department.  He recently retired from
> a career in the DoD.  He has had a long involvemtn with Fortran and
> served on some of the standardization committees.  Tim
>
> -------- Original Message --------
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> From: KATZ () umbc2 umbc edu
> Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 09:19:23 -0500 (EST)
> Subject: Birthday today
> To: csee () cs umbc edu
>
> 42 years ago, this date, the first Fortran compiler was released.
> IBM shipped it on tape to Westinghouse-Bettis in Pittsburg to
> aid them in the design of nuclear  power reactors.
>
> It was to rujn on an IBM 704, which had 4K of RAM and three
> CPU registers.
>
> Hank Katz