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Date: 23 Dec 92 22:18:17 GMT
From: seas.gwu.edu!mfeldman@uunet.uu.net  (Michael Feldman)
Subject: Re: C++ vs. Ada -- Is Ada loosing?
Message-ID: <1992Dec23.221817.28758@seas.gwu.edu>
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In article <15@mlb.win.net> mbayern@mlb.win.net (Mark Bayern) writes:
>
>I'm afraid you're absolutely correct! But you don't have to look
>into the update cycle to see Ada's commercial problems.  Look at the
>original cost of getting the language.  Want to use C in your
>embedded 80x86? Both MSC and TurboC list for (much) less than
>$1000.  That and a little work and you're up and running.  Ada? How
>about $25,000 for a license, and $5,000 for the _required_ first
>year 'support'! 
>
Huh? I'm curious. Whose 80x86 target compiler is $25,000? RR, AETech, 
Meridian and Alsys' DOS extended-mode compilers are all in the $1-2k range,
commercial prices (maybe less). Who else is there?

Are you thinking of the commercial prices for Unix-server-host compilers?
I'll admit that those are too high, but not the DOS-host ones. Is your
information up to date? Meridian? Alsys? You awake out there?

If this post's information is correct, we are all in BIG trouble. If not,
this is a great example of the lousy job we are doing in the Ada
community in getting the facts out into the street, guys.

Mike Feldman
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