From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_DATE autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,a5088cb36a5004ea X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-10-18 11:54:39 PST Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Path: bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!newshub.nosc.mil!news!bwalker From: bwalker@nosc.mil (Beth Walker) Subject: Re: ADA compiler on Mac? Message-ID: <1994Oct18.175809.26163@nosc.mil> Followup-To: comp.lang.ada Summary: Mac Folks are out of luck Sender: news@nosc.mil Organization: NCCOSC RDT&E Division, San Diego, CA References: Date: Tue, 18 Oct 1994 17:58:09 GMT X-Original-Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1994-10-18T17:58:09+00:00 List-Id: evans@evans.pgh.pa.us (Arthur Evans Jr) writes: >The only commercial product for the Mac is the one originally written >by Meridian. Meridian later merged with Verdix, and the resulting >company later become part of Rational. >Any reader of this news group who needs an Ada compiler on the Mac would >do well to make that need known to Rational. Write to them at > product_info@rational.com Well, I sent email to them, and got a very prompt reply. However, Mac users will not be happy with the answer. Bottom line -- the Mac compiler will not be upgraded. Reason: they also acquired the Verdix VADS compiler, and this is the product they will be pursuing. They will be producing a Windows NT version for the PC market. They will not be supporting DOS, Mac, or the original Windows. All of this is driven by their bottom line. As for Mac, there is not a big enough market for them to expend resources. In fact, the person I talked to said that Meridian had approached Apple to help fund further development of the Mac compiler. Apple turned them down - not enough potential for return on investment. Looks like Ada/Ed will be it for MacIntosh folks. There will be NO commercial Ada compiler for the Mac.