Re: PDA Ada

[Adrian Hoe <mailbox@*nospam*adrianhoe.com>]

Richard Riehle wrote:

> In a conversation with a colleague yesterday,  the topic
> of PDA's came up, yet again.   We have a lot of projects
> funded for using wireless technology and PDA's such as
> the Palm and IpaQ.   He would be willing to let peole
> use Ada if there were compilers available.
> 
> Does anyone know if there is any on-going effort to
> create an Ada compiler for PDA's.   We are going to
> miss a huge market opportunity if we fail to be ready
> for this burgeoning part of the embedded marketplace.
> 
> At present, no one in the PDA community takes Ada
> seriously because there are no compilers.  I fear no
> one in the compiler publishing community takes
> PDA's seriously because there are no customers.
> 
> The Ada compiler publishers have always, with a
> few exceptions now and then, operated on a risk
> averse model with regard to products.   I suppose
> that is what we can expect again.  Unless there is
> customer demand, there will be no compiler. Meanwhile,
> there are no customers demanding Ada for PDA's because
> they have other alternatives.
> 
> Richard Riehle
> 
> 


My colleagues and I are longing for an Ada compiler for many years 
now. Sadly, we have to develop PDA application using C and Java. Yucks!

We want Ada for PDAs!
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