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>replyPtrj !By Neil Ticktin, Editor-in-Chief>replyPtr LS Fortran upgrades!>replyPtr $ILanguage Systems Corp. has announced major additions to its line of popular>replyPtr IFORTRAN compilers for the Macintosh. LS FORTRAN Standard and LS FORTRAN>replyPtr RProfessional include significant performance improvements over previous versions.>replyPtr$EThe new compilers feature a high performance 68040 library which boosts>replyPtr Gexecution speed by up to 60% on computation intensive programs. Other>replyPtr Senhancements, based on extensive analysis of real-world programs, further increase>replyPtr‰ execution speed.>replyPtr[Missing image]Beta testers report execution speed improvements from 15% to 400%,>replyPtrCustomGetFileWdepending on the source code. Compilation speed has also been improved. Users report>replyPtr >some BLOCK DATA subprograms actually compile 20 times faster.>fixBtnName$JLanguage Systems has further enhanced the compiler by adding frequently used>fixBtnName VFortran 90 extension. The recent approval of the Fortran 90 standard by national and>fixBtnName, Minternational standards committees has focused more attention on the FORTRAN>replyPtr
language.>fixBtnNameD$KLS FORTRAN Professional is a new configuration which includes LS FORTRAN 3.3,>replyPtr HMPW 3.3, ToolServer, a lint checker, special runtime diagnostic library, and>fixBtnName\ YTSiGraphics, all with a complete set of manuals. Also included are a handful of popular>replyPtr EApple Development Tools such as ResEdit, SourceBug, MacsBug, Assembler,>replyPtr SourceServer, and Discipline.>fixBtnName NLS FORTRAN Standard retails for $595, and LS FORTRAN Professional retails for>fixBtnName L$895. Upgrades from previous versions range from $89 to $199, depending on>fixBtnName configuration.>replyPtr $>For more information, contact Language Systems Corporation, 441 Carlisle>fixBtnName GDrive, Herndon, VA 22070-4802, Voice: 800/252-6479, 703/478-0181, Fax:>replyPtr 9703/689-9593, AppleLink: LANGSYS, America Online: LANGSYS.>replyPtr Appmaker supports C++>fixBtnName‚$GBowers Development has released AppMaker 1.5.4 which provides support for>replyPtr RSymantec C++ for the Macintosh including THINK C version 6.0, C++ and the updated>fixBtnName˙ QTCL. AppMaker 1.5.4 is a free update which users can download from America Online,>replyPtr Lkeyword: AppMaker; or CompuServe: MacDev forum, library 13, or AppleLink: 3rdapplication Vparty updates. Users who do not have access to electronic services can request a freeapplication .update disk directly from Bowers Development.application*$LAppMaker is a visual interface builder that allows a programmer to design aapplication6 QMacintosh user interface on-screen and then generate source code in a variety of>replyPtrB Osupported languages. In addition to being compatible with Symantec C++ for the>replyPtrN MMacintosh, AppMaker supports Think Pascal, TCL, MacApp, MPW C and MPW Pascal>replyPtrZ Mand A/UX. AppMaker lists for $299 and carries a 60-day money-back guarantee.>replyPtrf$CFor more information, contact Bowers Development, 97 Lowell Road, Concord,>replyPtrr 2MA 01742, Voice: 508/3