* ? A 'pocket' Ada please? @ 1997-05-22 0:00 Alexander Yakovlev 1997-05-22 0:00 ` John Herro 1997-05-24 0:00 ` Robert Dewar 0 siblings, 2 replies; 5+ messages in thread From: Alexander Yakovlev @ 1997-05-22 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw) Could someone plese give me a pointer to a small 16-bit DOS implementation of Ada (I have seen an ancient Artek Ada 1.25--is there any shareware/freeware/commercial package like that available anywhere?) I have programmed in many languages but now need to couch myself in Ada to get a job. The problem is that the installed PC base in the sector I work in are mostly humble 286s and XTs. Does anyone know of a new Artek implementation, or could anyone put me in contact with someone who knows? Lotsa thanks in advance. Alexander Yakovlev ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: ? A 'pocket' Ada please? 1997-05-22 0:00 ? A 'pocket' Ada please? Alexander Yakovlev @ 1997-05-22 0:00 ` John Herro 1997-05-23 0:00 ` Jeff Carter 1997-05-23 0:00 ` Prof. Dr. Andreas Solymosi 1997-05-24 0:00 ` Robert Dewar 1 sibling, 2 replies; 5+ messages in thread From: John Herro @ 1997-05-22 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw) Alexander Yakovlev <ayakv@glas.apc.org> writes: > Could someone plese give me a pointer to a > small 16-bit DOS implementation of Ada (I > have seen an ancient Artek Ada ... )? Much better than Artek Ada is the once-validated Meridian Open Ada (83), now available from D.C. Heath in Indianapolis, 800-334-3284. I've used it on a pocket computer with a 2MB SRAM card configured as a disk drive, and *no* real disk drives, floppy or otherwise! It runs great on a 7MHz 8086/8088. Artek Ada was a subset (never validated), and it had bugs, especially in the Native Code Translator. Although I produced the very first version of my Ada Tutor program with it, I gave up on Artek Ada a long time ago. R.R. Software's (800-722-3248) Janus Ada for DOS also runs great on an XT, but I don't know if it's still available. - John Herro Software Innovations Technology http://members.aol.com/AdaTutor ftp://members.aol.com/AdaTutor ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: ? A 'pocket' Ada please? 1997-05-22 0:00 ` John Herro @ 1997-05-23 0:00 ` Jeff Carter 1997-05-23 0:00 ` Prof. Dr. Andreas Solymosi 1 sibling, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread From: Jeff Carter @ 1997-05-23 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw) John Herro wrote: > > Alexander Yakovlev <ayakv@glas.apc.org> writes: > > Could someone plese give me a pointer to a > > small 16-bit DOS implementation of Ada (I > > have seen an ancient Artek Ada ... )? > > Much better than Artek Ada is the once-validated Meridian Open Ada (83), > now available from D.C. Heath in Indianapolis, 800-334-3284. I've used it > on a pocket computer with a 2MB SRAM card configured as a disk drive, > and *no* real disk drives, floppy or otherwise! It runs great on a 7MHz > 8086/8088. > > Artek Ada was a subset (never validated), and it had bugs, especially in > the Native Code Translator. Although I produced the very first version of > my Ada Tutor program with it, I gave up on Artek Ada a long time ago. > > R.R. Software's (800-722-3248) Janus Ada for DOS also runs great on > an XT, but I don't know if it's still available. > > - John Herro > Software Innovations Technology > http://members.aol.com/AdaTutor > ftp://members.aol.com/AdaTutor Note, though, that both of these are Ada-83 compilers. The poster asked for "Ada", which, as we all know, refers to the current standard, Ada 95. I'm unaware of any such beast. -- Jeff Carter PGP:1024/440FBE21 Auntie-spam reply-to; try ( carter @ innocon . com ) "Now go away, or I shall taunt you a second time." Monty Python & the Holy Grail ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: ? A 'pocket' Ada please? 1997-05-22 0:00 ` John Herro 1997-05-23 0:00 ` Jeff Carter @ 1997-05-23 0:00 ` Prof. Dr. Andreas Solymosi 1 sibling, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread From: Prof. Dr. Andreas Solymosi @ 1997-05-23 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw) John Herro wrote: > > Alexander Yakovlev <ayakv@glas.apc.org> writes: > > Could someone plese give me a pointer to a > > small 16-bit DOS implementation of Ada (I > > have seen an ancient Artek Ada ... )? > > Much better than Artek Ada is the once-validated Meridian Open Ada (83), > now available from D.C. Heath in Indianapolis, 800-334-3284. I've used it > on a pocket computer with a 2MB SRAM card configured as a disk drive, > and *no* real disk drives, floppy or otherwise! It runs great on a 7MHz > 8086/8088. We (our students) have been using Meridian's Open Ada for years even on 8086 and DOS 3.1 machines (640 K) - however only for educational purposes. We were pleased with it. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: ? A 'pocket' Ada please? 1997-05-22 0:00 ? A 'pocket' Ada please? Alexander Yakovlev 1997-05-22 0:00 ` John Herro @ 1997-05-24 0:00 ` Robert Dewar 1 sibling, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread From: Robert Dewar @ 1997-05-24 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw) Alexander asks <<Could someone plese give me a pointer to a small 16-bit DOS implementation of Ada (I have seen an ancient Artek Ada 1.25--is there any shareware/freeware/commercial package like that available anywhere?) I have programmed in many languages but now need to couch myself in Ada to get a job. The problem is that the installed PC base in the sector I work in are mostly humble 286s and XTs. Does anyone know of a new Artek implementation, or could anyone put me in contact with someone who knows?>> There are no shareware/freeware 286 compilers. There are some commercial compilers that you might be able to dig up, but as soon as you start talking about paying $$$ for a compiler, you will probably do better to spend the $$$ on a 386 machine (minimally), and run GNAT. XT's are perhaps worth $20 for the parts these days, and 286 machines perhaps $50. You should be able to pick up a 386 based machine for less than $200 in a configuration that would minimally support GNAT, and for perhaps $400 you should be able to get a brand new 486 machine that would adequately support GNAT. Note that this approach has the advantage that you will be learning the current version of Ada, rather than the obsolete Ada 83 version (no Ada 95 compiler is currently available for 286 based machines). ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
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