Re: Dec Ditching Ada?

[kilgallen@eisner.decus.org (Larry Kilgallen)]

In article <4vi32h$bu1@jake.esu.edu>, ccole@esu.edu (Charlie Cole) writes:
> We are installing new systems -- a bunch of high end PCs and some Alpha workstations and
> moving to Ada95 as our core teaching language.  I was just told by the system administrator
> that Digital is discontinuing it's Ada, saying is was not a viable language.  Anybody know
> about this?  Is this the industry trend?

DEC has certainly decided (thus far) not to invest in upgrading DEC Ada
to Ada 95.  On the other hand, with each new release of DEC Ada(83),
they survey us regarding our use of DEC Ada and ask how important Ada 95
is to us.

For Unix DEC had a deal with a third party (Rational?) to bring
Ada 95 over in a different product.

For VMS DEC had a deal with someone to bring GNAT to Alpha only
(VMS tools which don't also produce VAX code are not much use to
commercial software vendors).

For Windows NT (where DEC Ada never existed), I suppose one should
look to traditional Ada vendors, but everything I have seen has been
Intel-centric.

Larry Kilgallen
(anxious to be corrected)