Vectorizing C compiler for the Cray

[Eugene D. Brooks III]

After a lot of procrastination we are finally going to get a Vectorizing
C compiler for the Cray computers for those interested in doing numerical
work in the C language.  Just think, a C program running at 160 megaflops.
This will be great!

A committee at LLNL has studied the language and its suitability for numerical
work and is implementing the full C language with one minor modification.
In order to have compatibility with Fortran all subroutine parameters will
be passed by address.  A small price to pay for good floating point performance
don't you think?