<s>
Absoft	B-Application
Fortran	I-Application
Compilers	I-Application
are	O
set	O
of	O
Fortran	B-Application
compilers	B-Language
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Apple	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
produced	O
by	O
Absoft	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
compilers	B-Language
are	O
source	O
code	O
compatible	O
across	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Absoft	O
Pro	O
Fortran	B-Application
on	O
64-bit	O
platforms	O
supports	O
both	O
32	O
bit	O
and	O
64	O
bit	O
executables	O
;	O
the	O
user	O
selects	O
which	O
format	O
that	O
the	O
compiler	B-Language
will	O
produce	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linux	B-Application
compilers	B-Language
are	O
available	O
in	O
either	O
32-bit	O
or	O
64-bit	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
are	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
graphical	O
debugger	B-Application
and	O
an	O
integrated	B-Application
development	I-Application
environment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1979	O
,	O
they	O
noted	O
the	O
emergence	O
of	O
16-bit	O
microcomputers	O
and	O
saw	O
a	O
market	O
for	O
high	O
quality	O
Fortran	B-Application
compilers	B-Language
and	O
built	O
a	O
compiler	B-Language
for	O
the	O
Western	O
Digital	O
WD16	O
microprocessor	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
released	O
commercially	O
in	O
1980	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Absoft	O
's	O
first	O
major	O
sales	O
success	O
was	O
a	O
$500K	O
contract	O
with	O
Alpha	O
Microsystems	O
for	O
worldwide	O
redistribution	O
rights	O
of	O
a	O
Fortran	B-Application
77	O
compiler	B-Language
compatible	O
with	O
their	O
AMOS	O
operating	O
system	O
using	O
a	O
Motorola	B-Device
68000	I-Device
series	I-Device
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
OEM	O
contracts	O
for	O
Fortran	B-Application
compilers	B-Language
for	O
various	O
Unix	B-Application
variants	O
followed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MIL-STD-1753	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
the	O
DoD	O
in	O
1978	O
to	O
standardize	O
some	O
features	O
of	O
Industrial	B-Language
Real-Time	I-Language
Fortran	I-Language
as	O
extensions	O
of	O
Fortran	B-Application
77	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Alpha	O
Micro	O
released	O
their	O
MC68000	O
based	O
microcomputer	O
,	O
Absoft	O
expanded	O
their	O
offerings	O
to	O
Motorola	O
and	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
availability	O
of	O
MD68000-based	O
machines	O
made	O
32-bit	O
Unix	B-Application
viable	O
on	O
small	O
machines	O
,	O
and	O
Absoft	O
offered	O
Fortran	B-Application
compilers	B-Language
for	O
Unix	B-Application
machines	O
by	O
Data	O
General	O
,	O
HP	O
,	O
Sun	O
Microsystems	O
,	O
Tektronix	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1985	O
Microsoft	O
licensed	O
MacFortran	O
,	O
which	O
consisted	O
of	O
a	O
native	O
ANSI	O
FORTRAN	B-Application
77	O
compiler	B-Language
and	O
graphical	O
debugger	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
thereafter	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
contracted	O
with	O
Absoft	O
to	O
develop	O
Microsoft	O
Fortran	B-Application
for	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
Microsoft	O
BASIC	O
compiler	B-Language
that	O
was	O
100%	O
syntax	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
existing	O
Microsoft	O
BASIC	O
interpreter	O
on	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Mac	B-Device
Fortran	B-Application
customers	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
order	O
for	O
Drexel	O
University	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Variations	O
of	O
the	O
Fortran	B-Application
and	O
BASIC	O
compilers	B-Language
for	O
Macintosh	B-Device
were	O
marketed	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
A/C	O
Fortran	B-Application
and	O
A/C	O
Basic	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortran	B-Application
compilers	B-Language
for	O
Linux/Unix	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
followed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mac	B-Device
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
Fortran	B-Application
compilers	B-Language
included	O
an	O
Integrated	B-Application
development	I-Application
environment	I-Application
(	O
IDE	O
)	O
and	O
profiler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IDE	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	O
compilers	B-Language
and	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
all	O
succeeding	O
Absoft	B-Application
Fortran	I-Application
compilers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
1981	O
Initial	O
compilers	B-Language
for	O
UNIX	B-Application
platforms	O
included	O
a	O
graphical	O
debugger	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
1983	O
Release	O
of	O
Absoft	O
's	O
first	O
graphical	O
debugger	B-Application
,	O
for	O
Motorola	O
VersaDOS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1984	O
Absoft	O
adds	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Sky	O
Computers	O
floating	O
point	O
accelerator	O
,	O
SKYFFP-V	O
,	O
on	O
VME	B-Architecture
(	O
aka	O
Versabus	B-Architecture
)	O
and	O
S-100	B-Architecture
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1985	O
Release	O
of	O
Absoft	O
Mac	B-Device
Fortran	B-Application
compiler	B-Language
with	O
graphical	O
debugger	B-Application
and	O
IDE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1986	O
Release	O
of	O
Absoft	O
Mac	B-Device
BASIC	O
compiler	B-Language
with	O
graphical	O
debugger	B-Application
and	O
IDE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1994	O
Release	O
of	O
Absoft	O
Fortran	B-Application
for	O
Mac	B-Device
PPC	O
(	O
still	O
available	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
1994	O
Release	O
of	O
Fortran	B-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
1997	O
Release	O
of	O
Linux	B-Application
Fortran	B-Application
as	O
produced	O
for	O
CERN	O
to	O
port	O
ESPACE	O
code	O
to	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
2003	O
First	O
compiler	B-Language
that	O
produces	O
64-bit	O
executables	O
(	O
Linux	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2004	O
Release	O
of	O
IBM	O
XL	O
Fortran	B-Application
and	O
XL	O
C/C	O
++	O
for	O
Mac	B-Device
OS	O
(	O
PPC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2005	O
All	O
releases	O
include	O
Fortran	B-Application
95	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2005	O
With	O
version	O
10.0	O
,	O
the	O
previously	O
bundled	O
Absoft	O
C/C	O
++	O
compiler	B-Language
was	O
dropped	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
using	O
universally	O
available	O
C/C	O
++	O
compilers	B-Language
on	O
each	O
platform	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
IDE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
profiler	O
and	O
bundled	O
C/C	O
++	O
compiler	B-Language
was	O
dropped	O
to	O
allow	O
compatibility	O
with	O
system	O
C	O
compilers	B-Language
and	O
linkers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2006	O
Max	O
OS/X	O
Intel	O
Pro	O
Fortran	B-Application
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2006	O
IMSL	B-Library
5.0	O
for	O
64-bit	O
Intel/AMD	O
Linux	B-Application
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2006	O
AnCAD	O
MATFOR	O
libraries	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Windows	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2007	O
64-bit	O
executables	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Device
OS/X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IMSL	B-Library
available	O
for	O
Mac	B-Device
OS/X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2007	O
Absoft	O
releases	O
Pro	O
Fortran	B-Application
10.1	O
with	O
tuning	O
for	O
multi-core	O
AMD	O
and	O
Xeon	O
processors	O
for	O
both	O
32-bit	O
and	O
64-bit	O
executables	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2008	O
Releases	O
a	O
"	O
Roll	O
"	O
for	O
Clustercorp	O
's	O
Rocks	B-Operating_System
Cluster	I-Operating_System
Distribution	I-Operating_System
that	O
includes	O
Absoft	O
Pro	O
Fortran	B-Application
10.1	O
and	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
Rocks+	O
4.3	O
and	O
its	O
open-source	O
software	O
stack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2008	O
Absoft	O
and	O
Visual	O
Numerics	O
 '	O
release	O
IMSL	B-Library
library	O
qualified	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
HPC	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2009	O
IMSL	B-Library
6.0	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Pro	O
Fortran	B-Application
11	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2010	O
Absoft	O
Pro	O
Fortran	B-Application
11.1	O
for	O
HPC	O
Code	O
Development	O
,	O
compatible	O
with	O
Snow	O
Leopard	O
an	O
Xcode	O
3.2	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2010	O
NVIDIA	B-Architecture
CUDA	I-Architecture
support	O
via	O
CAPS	O
's	O
HMPP	O
2.4	O
preprocessor	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2011	O
Absoft	O
and	O
Bradly	O
Associates	O
announce	O
a	O
bundle	O
of	O
Absoft	O
Pro	O
Fortran	B-Application
and	O
GINO	O
GUI	O
builder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GINO	O
GUI	O
Lite	O
is	O
included	O
with	O
Absoft	O
Pro	O
Fortran	B-Application
purchases	O
or	O
upgrades	O
after	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2011	O
(	O
available	O
on	O
request	O
for	O
purchases	O
or	O
upgrades	O
up	O
to	O
60	O
days	O
prior	O
to	O
that	O
date	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2011	O
IMSL	B-Library
7.0	O
released	O
and	O
bundled	O
with	O
all	O
Absoft	O
Pro	O
Fortran	B-Application
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Absoft	O
Pro	O
Fortran	B-Application
is	O
available	O
(	O
June	O
2018	O
)	O
in	O
five	O
versions	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
,	O
Mac	B-Device
and	O
64-bit	O
Linux	B-Application
versions	O
produce	O
either	O
32-bit	O
or	O
64-bit	O
executables	O
according	O
to	O
user	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Linux	B-Application
32-bit	O
version	O
produces	O
32-bit	O
executables	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
versions	O
offer	O
the	O
IMSL	B-Library
libraries	O
as	O
an	O
extra-cost	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GINO	O
GUI	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
Winteracter	O
GUI	O
Toolset	B-Application
are	O
available	O
also	O
are	O
available	O
at	O
extra	O
cost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Absoft	O
Pro	O
Fortran	B-Application
provides	O
five	O
levels	O
of	O
classical	O
optimization	O
and	O
Speed	O
Math	O
options	O
0	O
through	O
9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Absoft	O
offers	O
support	O
for	O
MPI	B-Application
(	O
MPICH2	B-Library
and	O
Open	B-Library
MPI	I-Library
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ScaLAPACK	B-Application
and	O
BLACS	O
is	O
shipped	O
with	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IMSL	B-Library
7.0	O
,	O
integrated	O
but	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
license	O
since	O
the	O
v	O
.	O
7.0	O
release	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
supplies	O
MPICH2	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
Executing	O
programs	O
that	O
use	O
parallelization	O
on	O
machines	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
Absoft	O
Fortran	B-Application
installed	O
requires	O
inclusion	O
of	O
pthreadVC2.dll	O
for	O
32-bit	O
executables	O
or	O
,	O
for	O
64-bit	O
executables	O
,	O
pthreadVC2_64.dll	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Fortran	B-Application
2003	O
and	O
Fortran	B-Application
2008	O
extensions	O
have	O
been	O
implemented	O
as	O
of	O
April	O
2014	O
with	O
version	O
14.0.3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Fortran	B-Application
2003	O
extensions	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
current	O
versions	O
of	O
Absoft	O
Pro	O
Fortran	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
Fortran	B-Application
2008	O
extensions	O
are	O
available	O
as	O
of	O
April	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
these	O
packages	O
are	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
IDE	O
and	O
fully	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
compiler	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cost	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
purchase	O
price	O
except	O
IMSL	B-Library
and	O
GINO	O
or	O
Winteracter	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
sold	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FX3	O
graphical	O
debugger	B-Application
is	O
bundled	O
with	O
all	O
Absoft	O
Pro	O
Fortran	B-Application
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FX3	O
graphical	O
debugger	B-Application
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
GNU	B-Application
Compiler	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
(	O
gcc	B-Application
)	O
(	O
on	O
Macintosh	B-Device
and	O
Linux	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Apple	O
C	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
Visual	O
Studio	O
C/C	O
++	O
(	O
Windows	O
only	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
assembly	O
language	O
on	O
all	O
three	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GINO	O
and	O
Winteracter	O
are	O
optional	O
third-party	O
APIs	O
for	O
creating	O
complex	O
2D	O
and	O
3D	O
graphics	O
and	O
GUI	O
applications	O
using	O
Fortran	B-Application
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GINO	O
Lite	O
(	O
32-bit	O
only	O
,	O
some	O
restrictions	O
)	O
is	O
bundled	O
with	O
Absoft	O
Pro	O
Fortran	B-Application
for	O
Windows	O
at	O
no	O
additional	O
charge	O
and	O
is	O
well	O
suited	O
for	O
most	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Absoft	O
offers	O
licenses	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
for	O
full	O
versions	O
of	O
GINO	O
or	O
Winteracter	O
that	O
includes	O
64-bit	O
support	O
,	O
has	O
no	O
limitations	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
integrated	O
with	O
the	O
Absoft	O
Pro	O
Fortran	B-Application
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Absoft	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
commercial	O
Fortran	B-Application
vendor	O
to	O
offer	O
IMSL	B-Library
Numerical	I-Library
Libraries	I-Library
bundles	O
with	O
Fortran	B-Application
compilers	B-Language
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
Mac	B-Device
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Absoft	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
IMSL	B-Library
provider	O
for	O
MacOS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Absoft	O
sells	O
licenses	O
for	O
IMSL	B-Library
and	O
documentation	O
as	O
unlocking	O
codes	O
that	O
allow	O
release	O
of	O
IMSL	B-Library
libraries	O
and	O
documentation	O
from	O
the	O
Absoft	O
installation	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Current	O
releases	O
ship	O
with	O
IMSL	B-Library
7	O
,	O
the	O
latest	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
use	O
in	O
porting	O
code	O
written	O
on	O
UNIX	B-Application
or	O
VAX	O
systems	O
,	O
libraries	O
of	O
UNIX-specific	O
and	O
VAX-specific	O
Fortran	B-Application
intrinsics	O
are	O
available	O
by	O
checking	O
a	O
box	O
in	O
the	O
Project	O
Options	O
,	O
Libraries/Tools	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
extensions	O
important	O
for	O
porting	O
from	O
other	O
platforms	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Cray	O
pointers	O
,	O
are	O
included	O
in	O
Absoft	O
Pro	O
Fortran	B-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
compiler	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linear	B-Application
Algebra	I-Application
Package	I-Application
(	O
LAPACK	B-Application
)	O
with	O
Basic	B-Application
Linear	I-Application
Algebra	I-Application
Subprograms	I-Application
(	O
BLAS	B-Application
)	O
,	O
or	O
BLAS	B-Application
alone	O
,	O
are	O
offered	O
as	O
linkable	O
libraries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hierarchical	B-Application
Data	I-Application
Format	I-Application
libraries	O
HDF4	B-Application
release	O
4.2.8	O
and	O
HDF5	B-Application
release	O
1.8.9	O
can	O
be	O
included	O
by	O
checking	O
a	O
box	O
in	O
the	O
Project	O
Options	O
,	O
Libraries/Tools	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Network	B-Application
Common	I-Application
Data	I-Application
Form	I-Application
(	O
NetCDF	B-Application
)	O
version	O
4.3	O
is	O
available	O
by	O
checking	O
a	O
box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NVIDIA	O
manufactures	O
graphics	O
cards	O
that	O
use	O
arrays	O
of	O
Complete	O
Unified	O
Device	O
Architecture	O
(	O
CUDA	B-Architecture
)	O
graphics	B-Architecture
processing	I-Architecture
units	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
version	O
of	O
BLAS	B-Application
can	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
linking	O
libraries	O
by	O
checking	O
a	O
box	O
in	O
the	O
Project	O
Options	O
,	O
Libraries/Tools	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CAPS	O
is	O
a	O
many-core	O
compiler	B-Language
for	O
using	O
arrays	O
of	O
CUDA	B-Architecture
cores	O
in	O
a	O
GPU	B-Architecture
for	O
computation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PLplot	B-Language
5.9	O
is	O
available	O
by	O
checking	O
a	O
box	O
on	O
the	O
Project	O
Options	O
Libraries/Tools	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bindings	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
both	O
single	O
and	O
double	O
precision	O
,	O
from	O
FORTRAN	B-Application
77	O
or	O
Fortran	B-Application
95	O
or	O
for	O
calling	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
WIN32	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
Absoft	O
Pro	O
Fortran	B-Application
links	O
from	O
user	O
static	O
or	O
dynamic	O
libraries	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
other	O
compilers	B-Language
,	O
or	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Absoft	O
Pro	O
Fortran	B-Application
has	O
the	O
capability	O
to	O
generate	O
both	O
static	O
and	O
dynamic	O
libraries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Absoft	O
compilers	B-Language
can	O
be	O
invoked	O
and	O
fully	O
controlled	O
form	O
the	O
command	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Absoft	O
has	O
used	O
the	O
system	O
linker	O
format	O
for	O
all	O
platforms	O
since	O
version	O
10.0	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
C/C	O
++	O
object	O
files	O
can	O
be	O
linked	O
with	O
Absoft	O
compiler	B-Language
object	O
files	O
,	O
and	O
integration	O
with	O
the	O
most	O
common	O
C/C	O
++	O
compilers	B-Language
is	O
done	O
by	O
settings	O
in	O
the	O
Absoft	O
IDE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Absoft	O
IDE	O
is	O
hard-wired	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Absoft	B-Application
Fortran	I-Application
compilers	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
customizable	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
C/C	O
++	O
compiler	B-Language
that	O
produces	O
object	O
files	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
system	O
linker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Absoft-specific	O
GUI	O
options	O
allow	O
use	O
of	O
programs	O
compiled	B-Language
with	O
Absoft	O
Pro	O
Fortran	B-Application
using	O
the	O
mouse	O
and	O
dealing	O
with	O
pop-ups	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
that	O
windowed	O
GUI	O
applications	O
are	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
Absoft-specific	O
GUI	O
features	O
is	O
portable	O
between	O
platforms	O
using	O
Absoft	O
Pro	O
Fortran	B-Application
on	O
each	O
platform	O
,	O
but	O
other	O
compilers	B-Language
and	O
platforms	O
cannot	O
use	O
these	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
Absoft-specific	O
feature	O
code	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
recognized	O
by	O
other	O
compilers	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft/Macintosh	O
Runtime	O
Window	O
Environment	O
(	O
MRWE	O
)	O
option	O
uses	O
a	O
Fortran	B-Application
77	O
overarching	O
main	O
program	O
that	O
calls	O
system	O
GUI	O
libraries	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
windowed	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hooks	O
are	O
provided	O
in	O
the	O
MRWE	O
GUI	O
program	O
to	O
add	O
Windows	O
system	O
calls	O
to	O
enhance	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
providing	O
the	O
potential	O
for	O
a	O
full-featured	O
Windows	O
program	O
written	O
entirely	O
in	O
Fortran	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MRWE	O
source	O
code	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
starting	O
point	O
for	O
an	O
all-Fortran	O
Win32	O
GUI	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
Fortran	B-Application
file	O
includes	O
small	O
procedures	O
called	O
during	O
initialization	O
that	O
configure	O
AWE	O
by	O
defining	O
stack	O
size	O
for	O
the	O
interactive	O
window	O
,	O
window	O
size	O
and	O
behavior	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
font	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
units	O
can	O
operate	O
using	O
pop-ups	O
,	O
menus	O
,	O
and	O
display	O
windows	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
traditional	O
console	O
I/O	O
is	O
not	O
used	O
at	O
all	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
providing	O
an	O
all-Fortran	O
GUI	O
driven	O
application	O
on	O
all	O
three	O
supported	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AWE	O
applications	O
distributed	O
for	O
use	O
without	O
the	O
Absoft	O
compiler	B-Language
need	O
to	O
have	O
libgomp.dll	O
included	O
with	O
32-bit	O
executable	O
files	O
or	O
libgompx64.dll	O
for	O
64-bit	O
executable	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
DLLs	O
are	O
released	O
under	O
the	B-Operating_System
Free	I-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
(	O
version	O
3	O
with	O
GCC	B-Application
Library	O
Exception	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compiling	B-Language
as	O
an	O
AWE	O
application	O
maps	O
standard	O
input	O
and	O
output	O
to	O
a	O
scrolling	O
window	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
command	O
prompt	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
user	O
retains	O
all	O
the	O
output	O
and	O
has	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
saving	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
text	O
file	O
after	O
the	O
program	O
exits	O
.	O
</s>
