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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada
Subject: Re: Ada platforms and pricing, was: Re: a new language,
 designed for safety !
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 22:20:39 +0200
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On Mon, 23 Jun 2014 15:08:47 -0500, Randy Brukardt wrote:

> "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> wrote in message 
> news:1vrc8mmlbvd6f$.1vak7oiubwsaj$.dlg@40tude.net...
>> On Sun, 22 Jun 2014 18:38:50 -0500, Randy Brukardt wrote:
>>
>>> I'm not talking about "peripherals"; I'm talking about timers and trap
>>> handlers (for overflow, divide-by-zero, etc.) and the like. These things 
>>> are
>>> required for a useful subset of Ada. (No clock and no exceptions means
>>> you're no longer really doing Ada, just Ada syntax.) I/O is optional, but
>>> not these other things.
>>
>> You are right. But how a board could be of any use without some peripheral
>> I/O? Especially when file I/O and networking has already been ruled out!
>> Deaf-mute chunk of silicon...
> 
> Right, but I was thinking of the rather elaborate language-defined I/O 
> facilities. I doubt that there is much use for Ada.Directories on the 
> typical embedded board.

It is rather common to have a USB flash attached, formatted FAT or
something. So Ada.Directories is not so outlandish as it may appear...

-- 
Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de