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Dear,

Here is a copy of our press release.  Let us know if you want more
specific information about F.  Thanks for your interest.

David Epstein

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    February 6, 1996

NEW LANGUAGE FOR EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMMING
INTRODUCED BY IMAGINE1, NAG, FUJITSU, AND ABSOFT.

Imagine1 Inc., in conjunction with Numerical Algorithms Group
Inc. (NAG), Fujitsu Limited, and Absoft Corp., is pleased to
announce the introduction of the F programming language.  F
is designed for teaching programming in all disciplines, as
well as for use by professional programmers.  F will be
available on Unix and Linux platforms, the 68k or PowerPC
Macintosh, and PCs running either Windows 95 or Windows NT.

"F provides the best instance of a programming language
attractive to both teachers and professional programmers.
It allows the student to learn clean modern concepts and
allows the professional to use the same features and still be
able to reuse existing code." says Dr. Brian Smith, Associate
Director of the High Performance Computing Education and
Research Center at the University of New Mexico.

F is a carefully crafted subset of the most recent version of
Fortran, the world's most powerful numeric language.  This
provides two significant advantages of teaching F instead of
Pascal or C++:  1) Pascal is not used outside the educational
community, so experience does not translate into a useful
skill in the engineering or business world;  2) C++
programming is complicated and is difficult for the beginner
to grasp.

F retains the modern features of Fortran--modules and data
abstraction, for example--but discards facilities such as
EQUIVALENCE, which are difficult to teach, use, or debug.  It
is a safe portable programming language.  F may be used by
the Fortran 77 programmer as a transition to the new concepts
in Fortran 95 or in High Performance Fortran (HPF).  F is a
new programming language with a past and a future.

F encourages Module-Oriented Programming.  "An F module is
easy to code and understand.  Compared to object-oriented
programming, module-oriented programming has all the reuse
without all the abuse," says David Epstein of Imagine1.

"The timing of the release of F is perfect as many schools
are reluctant to switch to C++," states Walt Brainerd, one
of the creators of F.  "The growing interest in HPF is
another reason to start programming with F, because there
is a smooth transition to Fortran 95, and then to parallel
programming with HPF."

NAG is providing the compiler technology used in the Unix and
Linux implementations of F.  "NAG Inc. fully supports the
introduction of an easy-to-learn, easy-to-understand,
convenient programming language.  Our relationship with
Imagine1 and the launch of F mesh well with our own strategy
for the future of programming in scientific and engineering
fields," states Dave Benco, Executive Vice President of NAG Inc.

Fujitsu is providing the compiler technology used in the
Windows implementations of F.  "Fujitsu is very excited about
introducing our compiler technologies into Imagine1's F
language.  We are sure F will help students who want to study
the Fortran language and computer programming.  As a
manufacturer of a wide range of computer and software products
from PCs to supercomputers, and operating systems to
applications packages, we recognize the importance of a sound
basis in modern programming techniques. F gives our users a
solid foundation for program development." says Toshiyuki
Yonekawa, General Manager, Middleware Division III, Fujitsu
Limited.

Absoft is providing the compiler technology used in the
Macintosh implementations of F.  "F is an excellent choice
for the entry level programmer because it is powerful and
easy to understand.  Since it is derived from Fortran, F
experience quickly translates into real-world programming
skills used in virtually all of today's leading science and
engineering facilities," states Wood Lotz, President of Absoft
Corp.

Two books about F, The F Programming Language (Oxford
University Press), by Mike Metcalf and John Reid, authors of
Fortran 90 Explained, and Programmer's Guide to F (Unicomp),
by Walt Brainerd, Charlie Goldberg, and Jeanne Adams, will be
published in early 1996.

F on Linux is free for educational users.  Prices include $101
for other educational users, $201 for professional users, and
$301 for a three platform professional package.  Site licenses
and volume discounts are available.

"A nice thing about the $301 3-in-1 professional package is
that it allows a small company to put F on different systems
economically," says Dick Hendrickson, the third creator of F.

Imagine1 will begin shipping F products in May 1996.
Potential educational beta sites are encouraged to contact
Imagine1 immediately.

For a closer look at the F programming language, stop by the
Imagine1 booth (#101) at ACM Computing Week, February 15-18,
1996 in Philadelphia.

For more information, contact

 Imagine1
 11930 Menaul Blvd. NE, Suite #106
 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87112
 +1-505-323-1758
 +1-505-323-1759 (fax)
 info@imagine1.com

***********   BACKGROUND INFORMATION   *********************

Imagine1 is dedicated to teaching computer programming to the
world.  Understanding how computer software works is becoming
a requirement for all graduates.  The F environment greatly
reduces the learning curve for beginning programmers and
enables them to focus on problem-solving techniques by
minimizing the dependencies on operating systems, editors,
and syntax.

NAG has 25 years' experience in developing, porting,
distributing, and supporting scientific software.  NAG
supplies software libraries, compilers, tools, visualization
software, and associated products for the professional
programmer and for educational, government, and commercial
use.  NAG is headquartered in Oxford, England with
distributors worldwide; NAG, Inc. is based near Chicago.

Founded in 1935, Fujitsu Limited is the world's second largest
computer company and a global leader in computer,
telecommunications, semiconductor and software technologies.
Fujitsu Limited posted consolidated revenues of more than $36
billion for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1995. Fujitsu can
be reached by visiting http://www.fujitsu.co.jp/index-e.html
on the World Wide Web.

Since 1980 Absoft has specialized in the development of 32-bit
software development tools.  Absoft is a world leader in
Fortran development kits for the desktop and also supplies
OEM compiler technology for companies ranging from Microsoft
to Cray Research.
