Request Compiler Info

Request Compiler Info

[Brian Takle]

I'm looking for a language which will permit me to develop an
application or two for a nonprofit which has bountiful vintage Intel
8086/8088 MSDOS machines freely available.  I'm most interested in
stability and ease
of maintenance, and since Ada has been around a good long time, it seems
like a prime choice.  However, before I dive right in, download a
compiler, and begin learning the language, I'd like to be certain I'll
be able to build for the target machines.  I can't seem to learn quite
enough about an Ada compiler that will do what I'm looking for--the web
sites I've visited appear to assume familiarity with both the language
and the popular compilers, which makes them slightly overwhelming from
my point of view.  Can GNAT build for such targets?  Could a kind sould
please point me toward a properly informative text or email/post a
response?

Thanks much, in advance, and any apologies if this is an
"asked-and-answered"...
--
  Brian Takle

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Re: Request Compiler Info

[Tom Moran]

If you find an Ada 95 compiler that targets 'real mode' 8086, please
port that info here.
  There were of course several Ada 83 compilers that targetted real
mode.  Ask at www.rrsoftware.com and www.aonix.com, and the Meridian
compiler is, I understand, now sold (cheap) by D.C. (?) Heath.