Re: Assembly language (was: Re: Another 1.3 wish.)

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In article <1191@wayback.UUCP> arny@wayback.UUCP (Arny B. Engelson) writes:
>I'm not in any way associated with Meridian Software Systems, but since I
>have this month's Defence Science and Electronics in front of me, and it's
>relevant to this discussion, this is what Meridian says in the ad they have
>in this magazine:
>			   (paraphrased)
>Meridian's AdaVantage v2.0 has been validated on the IBM PC/XT, IBM PC/AT,
>and the Zenith Z-248.  They list a whole bunch of Chapter 13 stuff that they
>implemented.  The ad says the compiler runs with 640K, a hard disk, and DOS
>v2.1 or higher.  The price is listed at $795 (in single quantities) and they
>claim it compiles about 1000 lines/minute on an IBM PC/AT.

I have the pre-validation version of the Meridian Ada compiler running
on my AT&T PC 6300.  While I've only thrown some casual programs at
it in my spare time, its performance and useability were pretty much
the same as my MS C and Pascal compilers.  Now that it's validated, I
think I'm supposed to get the validated version for $50, since I
bought a pre-V copy.  When I get time, I'll try to exercise it (and
my limited knowledge of Ada) more and report my experiences.

Peace, Steve Frysinger