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Subject: Re: Real numbers with Janus/Ada
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> 
> 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."