Re: Ada Book

[mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu (Michael Feldman)]

In article <ichbiah.204.2F2C506B@jdi.tiac.net>,
Jean D. Ichbiah <ichbiah@jdi.tiac.net> wrote:

>What  made compilation simpler  is the evolution of machines.  When we 
>delivered our first PC compiler (in 1986) the average  machine had 1MB of 
>memory so that we had to bundle a 4MB board with the compiler.  Four
>years later, this  was no longer  necessary since, with the spread of
>Windows, the smallest machine on the market  came  with the
>needed 4MB.

Exactly, Jean! The hardware has caught up to Ada. I think Ada was just
slightly ahead of its time.:-)

So now, just when the default PC is (say) 50MHz, (say) 4 mb RAM, and (say)
200 mb HD, for scarcely more than $1000., this is when Rational decides
to abandon its DOS compilers (except for the low-end model sold now
by D.C. Heath). 

Smart. 

At least Alsys is still in the game.

Mike Feldman