I haven't seen a convincing current single point reference on this subject. I can assure you that Fortran support continues to be an integral part of the strategy for the introduction of new architectures for scientific computing. Try a search for Fortran on http://developer.intel.com and http://www.sgi.com/developers/ to mention only the tip of an iceberg which leads quickly to passworded sites. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Lynch" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 11:44 PM Subject: Is Fortran widely used ? > I have been using FORTRAN since 1976 and have made a statement to the fact that Fortran is the most widely used scientific programming language in an article. The referee suggests that I put a reference to it. > > Any suggestions > > > Steve Lynch > School of Bioresources Engineering and Environmental Hydrology > Univ of Natal > Pietermaritzburg, South Africa > > > [log in to unmask] > [log in to unmask] > http://www.ccwr.ac.za/~lynch2 > Fax +27-33-2605818 > Tel +27-33-2605412 > > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%