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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
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Subject: Re: Ada Operating System
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In article <a59jtr$7pu1@news.cis.okstate.edu>, David Starner <dvdeug@x8b4e53cd.dhcp.okstate.edu> writes:
> On 23 Feb 2002 14:30:57 -0600, Larry Kilgallen <Kilgallen@SpamCop.net> wrote:
>>> Because GCC handles pretty much every
>>> platform known to man, as long as it's got 32 bits and runs some form of
>>> Unix (or DOS or Windows or VMS.)
>> 
>> "Some form of Unix (or DOS or Windows or VMS)" seems to me quite a
>> bit shy of "every platform known to man".  It omits HP/MPE, MVS
>> and OS/400.  
> 
> That's why "runs some form of ..." modifies "every platform known to
> man". (And GCC does target MVS.) True, GCC doesn't handle archaic
> systems and misses some Big Iron. In any case, since we're talking
> compilers here, do you know of another compiler that targets Unix, DOS,
> Windows and VMS non-trivially?

I agree that GCC also makes great toast and coffee for breakfast,
so long as you like both cold and extremely weak.

Please note the modifier clause :-)