If you still think that operating systems are tied to hardware, you need to update your thinking; nowadays there are lots of options that let you run one operating system within another or in parallel ...

I will start this post by admitting I have no idea where to start...<BR><BR>I am starting a C++ class which hasn't given us specifics on what compiler to use - I think it is assumed that most will use ...

If speed isn't an issue you could try Cygwin which comes with gcc which includes a fortran compiler. I mention speed because IMO apps running under cygwin are noticably slower than 'native' ones. And ...