Re:Why Fortran?
by skissane on Monday November 07, 2022 @03:45AM
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> FORTRAN was always dedicated to scientific computing, I don't believe it was ever used for system software, so it is a bit apples-to-oranges.
Early versions of PRIMOS used FORTRAN as a systems programming language, although later versions switched to Prime's proprietary PL/I dialect (PL/P) and Modula 2.
The reason for the somewhat unusual choice of FORTRAN as a systems programming language? Prime's founders were experienced FORTRAN programmers, so it was the natural choice for them, and in 1972 alternatives were far less established (C was only just being invented)
Early versions of PRIMOS used FORTRAN as a systems programming language, although later versions switched to Prime's proprietary PL/I dialect (PL/P) and Modula 2.
The reason for the somewhat unusual choice of FORTRAN as a systems programming language? Prime's founders were experienced FORTRAN programmers, so it was the natural choice for them, and in 1972 alternatives were far less established (C was only just being invented)