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Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 20:22:43 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@futuresouth.com>
To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
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Subject: Re: Call for Fortran assistance.
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On Wed, 15 Oct 1997, Mike Smith wrote:

> 
> Ok, if the 'F' word upsets you, you can ignore this thread with 
> impunity.  If you know something about fortran, a few brief words would 
> be quite helpful.
> 
<snip>
> 
> Our initial design assumed that they would be able to read this on 
> standard input; wrong.
> 
> Our second design threw the data through a FIFO, but Fortran has funny 
> formatting requirements for sequential-access data that have stymied us.
> 
> We tried converting to ASCII and then parsing it back in, but that's 
> too slow.
> 
> We've offered to write a Fortran-callable C procedure that can manage 
> reading the FIFO, but they don't use procedures much (!) and want an 
> all-fortran solution.
> 
> If you have ever done anything like this before, I'd *really* like to 
> know how you did it, before we bludgeon the customer and commit to a 
> total rewrite...
Simple
Pass it through by punch cards.
Doesn't FreeBSD support card punches?
:p

God, aren't I helpful?

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