Re: GNAT & Windows NT

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

In article <3h3j4e$9kn@news.cais.com>,
Lance Kibblewhite <lance@cais.com> wrote:
>I see that the currently available version of GNAT is intended for Pentium
>systems only.

Huh? This is definitely not so. Where did you get that idea?
>
>Is anybody working on a version for 486's?  There can't be too many things
>within GNAT (or GCC) that would necessitate a Pentium rather then a 486.

You don't need a Pentium. I used GNAT for a year on a 386/33, then 
upgraded to a 486/66.
>
>Actually, I'd prefer an Alpha AXP version, but I would guess that is
>really a problem with getting a GCC port first.

A garden-variety DOS clone with at least a 386 and at least 4mb RAM will
be fine. The more RAM the better; djgpp (the gcc for DOS) uses virtual
memory and will use what you give it, but of course the more the better.
I have 8 and no trouble.

Mike Feldman
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