                    DIGITAL    B        Read Before Installing or Using DEC Fortran Version 6.0 for        OpenVMS VAX Systems          AV-PUYSA-TE  F        Whether you are a new customer or a continuing VAX FORTRAN cus-I        tomer with a Software Product Services (SPS) contract, please take A        time to read the following information about this product.           Product Information  K        DEC Fortran Version 6.0 for OpenVMS VAX Systems replaces VAX FORTRAN D        Version 5.9 and the VAX FORTRAN High Performance Option (HPO)F        Version 1.3. A superset of VAX FORTRAN and VAX FORTRAN HPO, DECG        Fortran for OpenVMS VAX Systems provides the following features:   I        o  Full upward compatibility with VAX FORTRAN and VAX FORTRAN HPO. H           DEC Fortran for OpenVMS VAX Systems contains a superset of theF           features provided by VAX FORTRAN Version 5.9 and VAX FORTRANE           HPO Version 1.3, including parallel processing (provided by E           VAX FORTRAN and with automatic decomposition by VAX FORTRAN C           HPO) and vector processing (provided by VAX FORTRAN HPO).   G           For a description of the differences between VAX FORTRAN Ver- G           sion 5.0 and DEC Fortran Version 6.0 for OpenVMS VAX Systems, '           see the online release notes.   D        o  A high level of compatibility with DEC Fortran products onH           other architectures and operating systems (platforms), such asF           DEC Fortran for OpenVMS AXP Systems and DEC Fortran products0           for ULTRIX RISC and DEC OSF/1 systems.  C        o  The same license management facility (LMF) product autho- B           rization key (PAK) information as VAX FORTRAN (FORTRAN).F           VAX FORTRAN customers do not need a new PAK. The VAX FORTRAN&           HPO PAK is no longer needed.  &        o  New features, which include:             -  Recursion  !           -  Scalar loop blocking   +           -  Nonnative unformatted data I/O   7           -  New statements, directives, and qualifiers   B        For more product information, see the online release notes.     G        [R]  PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc.   M        [TM] AXP, Bookreader, DEC, DIGITAL, OpenVMS, VAX, and the DIGITAL logo <             are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation.  K         Digital  Equipment Corporation. January 1993. All rights reserved.                       Installation Information   F        This installation kit contains media for installing DEC FortranG        Version 6.0 on your VAX system. Installation of the full kit re- G        quires 12,000 blocks of free disk space. Installing this product H        requires OpenVMS VAX Version 5.4 or higher. For information aboutI        installing DEC Fortran, see the DEC Fortran Installation Guide for         OpenVMS VAX Systems.              Release Notes Information  J        The release notes for DEC Fortran Version 6.0 contain installation-;        related instructions and a summary of the following:   A        o  New features, changes, and differences from VAX FORTRAN   -        o  Known problems and corrected errors   #        o  Documentation information   "        o  Performance enhancements  0        o  Restrictions and any incompatibilities  F        To read the release notes before installing DEC Fortran, followD        the instructions in the installation guide. The release notesD        are installed in the SYS$HELP: directory in the form of ASCIII        text, PostScript[R], and Bookreader-formatted files. To locate the F        release notes after installing DEC Fortran, type the following:  /           $ HELP FORTRAN RELEASE_NOTES <Return>           Contents of This Kit   @        o  Indented Bill Report (BIL) and Bill of Materials (BOM)  G           Please read the BIL and BOM enclosed in this kit and check to E           see that all items listed are actually in your kit. If your D           kit is damaged or any items are missing, call your Digital           representative.           o  Media   H           If you ordered media, you will find the media and the DEC For-F           tran Installation Guide for OpenVMS VAX Systems in this kit.I           Consult the installation guide for information about installing )           DEC Fortran on your VAX system.                        $        Contents of This Kit (cont'd)            o  Documentation   E           Depending on your order, this kit may include copies of the            following DEC Fortran            manuals:  @           -  DEC Fortran Language Reference Manual (AA-PU45A-TK)  J           -  DEC Fortran User Manual for OpenVMS VAX Systems (AA-PUYPA-TE)  B           -  DEC Fortran Performance Guide for OpenVMS VAX Systems              (AA-PUYQA-TE)  G           User documentation is always included for new customers. How- H           ever, for continuing customers, user documentation is includedE           only if the customer orders it separately or if it has been 9           revised since the prior release of DEC Fortran.   D           The DEC Fortran Installation Guide for OpenVMS VAX Systems3           (AA-PUYRA-TE) is included with the media.   E           The order number for the complete printed documentation set H           is QA-100AA-GZ.6.0. DEC Fortran documentation and installation3           savesets (media) are available on CD-ROM.     H        o  Software Product Description (SPD) and System Support Addendum           (SSA)   H           The SPD (AE-PVWKA-TE) provides an overview of DEC Fortran fea-G           tures. The SSA (AE-PVWLA-TE) describes the technical environ- 1           ment in which the product is supported.     +        o  Software Performance Report (SPR)   I           Use this form to report any problems with DEC Fortran, provided /           you have purchased warranty services.             Digital Services   G        A variety of service and support options are available from Dig- K        ital. For more information, contact your local Digital sales office.           A Final Note   E        Digital appreciates your comments. Each manual contains pread- E        dressed Reader's Comments forms. If you find errors or want to D        make comments about a manual, please fill out and mail us theG        Reader's Comments form (postage-paid if mailed in the U.S.A.) or F        send Internet mail containing the manual's title, order number,"        and problem description to:  +            fortran_docs@casdoc.enet.dec.com   