XPost: alt.folklore.computers   
   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Sun, 11 Jan 2026 02:00:37 -0500, c186282 wrote:   
      
   >    FORTRAN ... it remains 'important', esp in academic and professional   
   >    circles. Can NOT beat all the engineering/physics libs/functions writ   
   >    for FORTRAN over the years ... a solution for EVERYTHING complex.   
   >    It's not "popular" like Python ... but it's NOT going to go away   
   >    anytime soon. A 'niche' lang, but it's an important niche.   
      
   https://geodesy.noaa.gov/PC_PROD/SPCS83/   
      
   The new tool uses Java. The download zip has 28 .for files. Just for   
   kicks, substituting 'f77' for 'c:\G77\bin\g77' and running make produces   
   the original spcs83 in all its glory.   
      
   There is a trove of Fortran code available from NOAA and related agencies.   
      
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