From: g-frank@gumby.UUCP
Subject: Re: Real numbers with Janus/Ada
Date: Tue, 8-Jan-85 00:49:01 EST [thread overview]
Date: Tue Jan 8 00:49:01 1985
Message-ID: <245@gumby.UUCP> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 1883@burdvax.UUCP
>
> I seemed to recall that Janus/Ada besides lacking all the features
> mentioned before, also lacks Float numbers (or real numbers).
>
> I'm not sure of this can anyone confirm it?
>
According to their literature, Janus/Ada lacks "based real numbers."
What the heck is that? The term doesn't appear in Gehani. I do think
the language handles floats. Funny waste of in line 8087 code . . .
> I really don't know why Janus/Ada is even compared to Ada. Comparing
> it to an extended pascal (that has stronger type checking) would be better.
>
> Janus/Ada is lacking all the features that make Ada different from other
> block structured languages. It is NOT Ada!
>
> /
> / /======/ Ronin ..!burdvax!wpl
I agree with you quite far on this point. It is lacking generics, tasks,
and all sorts of interesting things. On the other hand, it DOES have
exceptions, which I haven't noticed lately, even in non-standard Pascal
implementations.
A ronin is an out-of-work samurai. Does this give a new meaning to the
term "hacking"?
--
Dan Frank
"good news is just life's way of keeping you off balance."
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1985-01-06 23:39 Real numbers with Janus/Ada William Loftus
1985-01-08 5:49 ` g-frank [this message]
1985-01-09 15:33 ` D Gary Grady
1985-01-09 23:38 ` Jan Steinman
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