Happy New Year to all DSSAT users and friends !
 
Several weeks ago Brian Baer mentioned that Microsoft Fortran V5.1 is no
longer available.  This compiler has been our preferred compiler because of
its support of code for 8088 machines that do not have a math-coprocessor.
I have done some more searching during my spare time last week.  CDW in
their advertisement in PC World, issue January 1996, lists Microsoft Fortran
v5.1 for a price of $ 148.42.  When you call them they state that it is no
longer available.  Similarly in volume 30 of SciTech Software for Science
Microsoft Fortran v5.1 is listed for a price of $ 99.  I also called these
people and did not take no for an answer.  I was able to talk to their
"Fortran" specialist, who told me that Microsoft has stopped production of
Microsoft Fortran v5.1 as of 9/17/1995 !  The replacement compiler is
Fortran Powerstation version 4.0.
 
I guess that we indeed need to have a discussion to decide our "next
generation" of Fortran compilers.  We have used Lahey to link CROPGRO and
CERES into the RZWQM model.  So far I have been unable to figure out its
Debugging utility yet.  We also have used Powerstation version 1.0 to link
ADAPT with CROPGRO and CERES.  I especially like the debugging utility of
Powerstation.  Unfortunately you need Windows to operate it and my current
notebook has inadequate space on the harddisk to install Windows.
 
For those interested in our Crop Modeling Training Program.  Please check
out the homepage at http://www.bae.uga.edu/dept/research/cropsim.  You can
actually register on-line if you want to.  Thanks to Jaderick Pabico for
putting this together.
 
Gerrit Hoogenboom
 
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Gerrit Hoogenboom
Associate Professor
Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
The University of Georgia
Griffin, Georgia 30223-1797, USA
 
Phone:  770-228-7216
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