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From: kilgallen@eisner.decus.org (Larry Kilgallen)
Subject: Re: ada83 or 95?
Date: 1999/02/25
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In article <7b2lug$fh$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, robert_dewar@my-dejanews.com writes:
> In article <1999Feb24.031134.1@eisner>,
>   Kilgallen@eisner.decus.org.nospam wrote:
>> There are a few platforms for which only Ada83 compilers
>> are available, so that is the main reason to restrict
>> yourself to Ada83 features for new work.
>>
>> Larry Kilgallen
> 
> Larry constantly likes to remind us that there is no Ada 95
> for obsolete systems like VAX/VMS, but the fact is that
> there are Ada 95 compilers available for all commonly used
> current systems, and there are several machines for which
> only Ada 95 is available, and Ada 83 is not available!

I believe MVS also falls into the category, aside from Tuck's
Ada-to-C translator.

Certainly VAX is "currently used" although sales of new models
have declined as would be expected.

Larry Kilgallen