Date   : Wed, 12 Sep 1990 13:07:54 CDT
From   : JDB8042@RIGEL.TAMU.EDU (John D. Baker)
Subject: MicroSoft Fortran-80 for Apple CP/M ???

I recent picked up a copy of Fortran-80 at a compu-bargain store.
  
It was supplied in the Apple 5.25" CP/M format.  However, when I tried to
run it, it appeared to operate OK, but it would not even compile the demo
programs that came with it and produced zero-length '.REL' files.
  
I followed the examples in the manual very carefully and the same thing
occurred each time.
  
Could this version be MS-SoftCard specific??  I use the PCPI AppliCard with
2 Disk ]['s and 2 UniDisk 3.5's using UNI35.DVR.
  
I had problems with MBASIC when I installed the UniDisk 3.5's. I found out that
the version I had was SoftCard specific (I was later able to obtain a generic
version which works just fine).
  
Are some versions of MS-Fortran-80 SoftCard Specific even in terms of program
operation (ignore special runtime routines)???
  
Better yet, can someone direct me to a good PD/SW CP/M FORTRAN system
(FORTRAN 77, extensions isf possible)??
  
Hangin' in there w/ CP/M  (looking for ZCPRx.y where x=MAX(version),
                                                    y=MAX(release).
  
John D. Baker ->An Apple CP/M-80 nut[ov]