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From: beaucham@uiucuxc.UUCP
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Subject: xf77 compiler ? - (nf)
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Date: Wed, 20-Jun-84 22:45:00 EDT
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Nf-From: uiucuxc!beaucham    Jun 20 21:45:00 1984

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uiucuxc!beaucham    Jun 20 21:45:00 1984

 eee   In looking at an article entitled "Performance of Various Computers
Using Standard Linear Equations Software in a Fortran Environment" by
Jack J. Dongarra of Argonne National Lab. I note that they tested the
VAX 780 with floating pt. accelerator using the "xf77" Fortran compiler.
His benchmark results show that xf77 under Unix is only slightly slower
than the Fortran which runs under VMS with the same hardware.
     However, I have heard from several sources that f77 under Unix runs  
much slower than VMS Fortran .    Question:  does anyone know what xf77 is?  (we e don't have it).
    
       Jim  Beauchamp    uiucdcs!uiucuxc!beaucham