In this issue ... don't miss:

• NEC SX-4 acquisition delayed; two new Cray systems in the computing center

• A new scientific programming language based on Fortran

• A new hypertext magazine for the community of scholars and practitioners interested in the relation of society and weather

• Help for converting to Fortran 90

• New POSIX-compliant commands are now in use for manipulating information on the Mass Storage System.

• The SCD computer room now has two new Cray computers and a high-capacity MSS robot.

• Many SCD user documents have been updated or released.

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