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From: dewar@cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar)
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Subject: Re: WANTED Ada83
Date: 18 Mar 1995 19:52:46 -0500
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Date: 1995-03-18T19:52:46-05:00
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Ada 95 is very close to upwards compatible with Ada 83, so you will find
that an Ada 95 compiler is in practice "compatible" with the Ada 83 compiler
you are using at the university.

Furthermore, GNAT has a -gnat83 switch which enforces most of the Ada 83
restrictions.