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I used the registered version of the Simply Fortran compiler, here: simplyfortran-3.0.msi, simplyfortran-2.35.msi; also, try the online Fortran compiler.
Code
PROGRAM HelloWorld
! inhibit older feature
IMPLICIT NONE
! declare string
CHARACTER(LEN = 13) :: strLine1
! set string
strLine1 = "Hello, World!"
! display string
PRINT *, strLine1
READ(*,*)
! end program
END PROGRAM HelloWorld
Output
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