> Before leaving (circa 1976), I used an Eclipse machine to run Test
simulations I
> wrote using Fortran V.
> That was my last job dealing with Data General machines, and I had a lot
of fun
> with them.

FORTRAN 5 was a Data General special, not a standard. It was close to
FORTRAN 66. The compiler did a good job of optimizing, especially for the
time. However, it took just about _forever_ to run. DG actually capitalized
on that by running an ad showing a hairy boar face on, with the legend:

"Our FORTRAN 5 Compiler is a PIG, so your programs won't be."

That isn't the only creative advertising from DG. When IBM came out with th=
e
801 computer, the trade press said, "IBM has legitimized the minicomputer
business". DG's response was supposedly an ad reading:

"They say that IBM has legitimized the minicomputer business. The bastards
say 'welcome'."

-- Bob Ammerman
RAm Systems



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