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From: Tapani Rundgren <Tapani.Rundgren@ein.ericsson.se>
Subject: Re: ADA COMMON ENVIRONMENT (comments)
Date: 1996/10/21
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Mark Taube {90518} wrote:
> 
[snip]
> 
> >1.  The X Window System (X11)
> >2.  Win32 (MicroSoft Win32)
> >3.  ODBC (Open Database Connectivity)
> >4.  MFC (Microsoft Foundation Classes)
> 
>   Wouldn't it be better to define a portable platform independent
> "PIGUI" Ada class specification that could "liberate" Ada somewhat.

Objective Interface Systems (OIS) is working on a Fresco implementation
in Ada which is platform independent (OO interface to X11).
(More info about Fresco -> http://www.faslab.com/fresco/HomePage)
(OIS -> http://www.ois.com)

/Tapani Rundgren