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From: falis@ma.aonix.com (Ed Falis)
Subject: Re: Which compiler is best for first year CS student?
Date: 1999/08/03
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On Tue, 03 Aug 1999 11:25:16 -0400, Marin David Condic <condicma@bogon.pwfl.com> wrote:

> GNAT is a good choice for the beginner because it is readily available for the
> cost of a download and can be run quite simply from the command line. Aonix has
> a good product, but in my experience it is more complex to set up and use.

ObjectAda "Special Edition" is also available for the cost of a download at www.aonix.com, and supports a command line mode.  It's also 
directly compatible with other tools on Windows, and has an MSVC-like IDE.

- Ed Falis
Aonix