Intel 10 ?

Hi,  Im using Intel 9.1 at the day job to run and maintain a large
legacy code with Winteracter for the GUI and graphics. It is and will
always be a non-.net application.

Are there reasons for switching or not switching to INTEL 10 ?

Sincerely,

Jim Klien

James Klein
Engineering Calculations
KDP2 Optical Design Program
www.ecalculations.com

Intel 9 was a kluge to absorb clients who were using DVF 6.6c (the
last Compaq/Digital maintained Fortran compiler when Intel bought this
part of HP). It needed the Microsoft C++ library and the Visual Studio
environment to make it usable.
.
Intel 10 is a standalone version which does not need neither the
Microsoft C++ library nor the Visual Studio environment, because the
equivalent is incorporated within the new compliler.
I don't advise staying with V9 if you want support.

You might find a far more accurate explanation if you look for Steve
Lionel's postings on the Intel 10 version in this Forum.

On Aug 23, 7:09 pm, Engineering Calculations
<ecalculati...@ecalculations.com> wrote:
> Hi,  Im using Intel 9.1 at the day job to run and maintain a large
> legacy code with Winteracter for the GUI and graphics. It is and will
> always be a non-.net application.

Hi, Jim - nice to see you're still around.  Note that Intel doesn't
license by version but rather by date, so depending on when you bought
the 9.1 license, you may be eligible to install version 10. Since
you're already using 9.1 you probably don't need the included VS
environment, but it is there for new customers who want it.  If your
support term has expired, renewing it will get you not only the newer
compiler and its benefits, but also an automatic upgrade to the 10.0
Professional Edition which includes the Intel Math Kernel Library.

Version 10 has significant new features and improved performance.  You
can read the release notes at http://www.intel.com/software/produ...lease_notes.htm


Steve Lionel
Developer Products Division
Intel Corporation
Nashua, NH

User communities for Intel Software Development Products
http://softwareforums.intel.com/
Intel Fortran Support
http://support.intel.com/support/pe...cetools/fortran
My Fortran blog
http://www.intel.com/software/drfortran

On Aug 24, 11:21 am, Steve Lionel <steve.lio...@intel.com> wrote:

> If your support term has expired, renewing it will get you not only the ne
wer
> compiler and its benefits, but also an automatic upgrade to the 10.0
> Professional Edition which includes the Intel Math Kernel Library.

Yes, but if you renew now for a year, by the end of the year will you
have a full Fortran 2003 compiler? My support term expires at the end
of the month, and I'd prefer to renew it at time (t - 12_months),
where t is the time at which the full F2003 compiler is released.

Thanks Steve.

Even though I'm playing in Real Basic I'm still using Fortran and will
see when our licenses were reqistered and if needed we will pony up
the $ for Intel 10 upgrade.

I have been very happy with the compile link and execute speed both at
work on my real PC and running XP on my Intel mac in a dual boot
config.

So far this new Power Book does everything I ever wanted in a PC
except make me younger, prettier and sexier but I'm sure that will
come with versions 11 or 12 ? :-)

Right ?

Jim Klein

Steve Lionel <steve.lionel@intel.com> wrote:

>On Aug 23, 7:09 pm, Engineering Calculations
><ecalculati...@ecalculations.com> wrote: 
>
>Hi, Jim - nice to see you're still around.  Note that Intel doesn't
>license by version but rather by date, so depending on when you bought
>the 9.1 license, you may be eligible to install version 10. Since
>you're already using 9.1 you probably don't need the included VS
>environment, but it is there for new customers who want it.  If your
>support term has expired, renewing it will get you not only the newer
>compiler and its benefits, but also an automatic upgrade to the 10.0
>Professional Edition which includes the Intel Math Kernel Library.
>
>Version 10 has significant new features and improved performance.  You
>can read the release notes at http://www.intel.com/software/produ...lease_notes.htm
>
>
>Steve Lionel
>Developer Products Division
>Intel Corporation
>Nashua, NH
>
>User communities for Intel Software Development Products
>  http://softwareforums.intel.com/
>Intel Fortran Support
>  http://support.intel.com/support/pe...cetools/fortran
>My Fortran blog
>  http://www.intel.com/software/drfortran


James Klein
Engineering Calculations
KDP2 Optical Design Program
www.ecalculations.com

On Aug 25, 1:01 am, Engineering Calculations
<ecalculati...@ecalculations.com> wrote:

> So far this new Power Book does everything I ever wanted in a PC
> except make me younger, prettier and sexier but I'm sure that will
> come with versions 11 or 12 ? :-)
>
> Right ?

Sorry, I can't discuss product futures, but I'll make sure that's on
our wish list. :-)

Did you know we offer Intel Fortran for MacOS X on Intel-based Macs? I
assume that what you actually have is a MacBook, since Apple doesn't
use the term PowerBook for the Intel-based products.

Steve