Meridian Ada compiler for Macintosh

[abdlm@dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov]

I will be recieving my new Meridian Ada compiler for the Macintosh tomorow 
(I hope).  This is the compiler they are selling for $150 ($200 with MPW 
manuals) until the end of the month.  I have seen some comments on this 
product but never any reviews.  I have been told this Compiler will work on
my Mac SE w/2Meg memory and 5Meg of free disk space.  I intend to post a review
in time for you out there to make up your mind about buying this product before 
the price goes back up through the roof.  

I purchased this compiler for my home computer which I have been programming in
C. I program in Ada exclusively at work, for robotics control. It's a real drag 
to go home and use C after using Ada all day. If you have any specific 
questions you would like my review to address please E-mail them to me ASAP.

$150 is an awsome price for any piece of professional software for the Mac, 
especially an Ada Compiler bundled with MPW. It is extremely competative with 
Think C, Apple's MPW C, C++ and Pascal.  Meridian's efforts to bring Ada to the 
common man/woman are commendable. I've used my share of $20,000 Ada compilers 
and it has become obvious to me that the largest impediment keeping Ada from 
wider usage is the outragous price of most Ada compilers. If this compiler (and
it's PC counterpart) turn out to be good products the Ada user community would 
be wise to show their support for these by purchasing these in sufficient 
numbers to make these prices permanant. (please excuse the editorializing).

-D. Miller.