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From: barriost@...!asuvax!gtephx (Tim Barrios)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Ada compiler availability/use on the Mac
Keywords: Ada, Macintosh, programming
Message-ID: <1991May10.202735.4169@...!asuvax!gtephx>
Date: 10 May 91 20:27:35 GMT
Organization: AG Communication Systems, Phoenix, Arizona
List-Id: <comp.lang.ada>

i am working on an application for the Mac in THINK Pascal (which i
just purchased a few months ago).  i've run into a few things that i
would much prefer to be using Ada for (like generics, exceptions,
tasking) and was wondering what is available for doing Ada on the Mac.
a few months ago there was a lot of discussion (in comp.lang.ada) about a
compiler for the Mac for about $150 (AdaZ?).  that's what i spent on
the Pascal compiler but i had a few concerns:

- what Ada compilers are available for the mac
- how much does it cost
- can you call all the standard Mac routines from Ada
- does the compiler(s) have a syntax directed editor (like THINK)?
- are there good debugging facilities for it
- has anyone developed real applications using it
- if so, how is the speed of the applications
- does anyone take a trade in on a brand new Pascal compiler (-:

if this is a frequently asked question, i apologize, and just send me
an email response.

thanks in advance
-- 
Tim Barrios, AG Communication Systems, Phoenix, AZ
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