From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,9923b1c3be80099b X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu (Michael Feldman) Subject: Re: Ada and Mac (Was: New version of AppletMagic) Date: 1996/10/16 Message-ID: <544aj2$c6p@felix.seas.gwu.edu>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 189977738 references: <53mdal$6t8@felix.seas.gwu.edu> organization: George Washington University newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1996-10-16T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: In article , Jon S Anthony wrote: >Sounds like an opportunity for a new company which sees the >possibilities of both sides. That would be nice.:-) [referring to the Academic Ada contract] >And that is just fine. I don't see where the contract was: "Ada on >the Mac". Actually, it was quite clear in the RFP that the MacOS (on PPC) was to be supported by the Academic Ada compiler. As I recall, the contract award mentioned it as well. The article in the Fall 1995 AdaIC News mentioned Intel and PowerPC CPU's but did not list operating systems. Subsequently, the contract was modified to eliminate the Mac. So it's not just "fine" - after the fact, the contractor asked for, and received, a contract mod from the government. This was discussed on this group before. >> Something will have to happen to dispel the perception on both sides >> that this is not a worthwhile market to enter. I happen to think the >It's either a correct perception or it is not. If it is, then I >suppose things will never change. If not, then it would seem that >this is indeed an opportunity for a new company which would take the >AdaMagic front end and someone elses backend and add the value added >to glue them together in a nice Mac environment. I could not agree more. Perhaps, if the MachTen CodeBuilder release is a big seller and it's apparent that many people are buying it mostly for GNAT, that will be the necessary impetus. Dunno... Mike Feldman