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From: anh_vo@udlp.com (Anh_Vo)
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Subject: Re: Bootable Ada/Gnat context for PC's
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Could you make source code available in tar.gz or zip file since I do
not have the right tool to uncompress tar.bz2 format? Thanks.

A. Vo

sk <sknipe@ktc.com> wrote in message news:<mailman.1017610022.25619.comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org>...
> Hi,
> 
> Some of you will be familiar with, or the existence 
> of, the "EduOS" project by Frank Cornelis.
> 
> I have translated "EduOS v0.1.13" into Ada and,
> along with the Gnat 3.13p toolset, produced the
> "EduOs-Ada" project.
> 
> In summary, all "C" source has been replaced by 
> "C-in-Ada" leaving the bootstraps and initialization
> in assembly. The result is a functional equivalent
> of Frank Cornelis' work, not necessarily correct,
> not bug free and not a good demonstration of Ada
> coding.
> 
> In fact the code is terrible. I have made no effort 
> to use Ada techniques and have blindly copied the "C" 
> source into Ada. The result is not pretty and not 
> a demonstration of good coding practice in general,
> never mind Ada.
> 
> However, a completly bootable Ada context is 
> available (I deliberately do not use the term "OS").
> 
> This release is premature but I have to move onto 
> other things. So I am releasing to prevent the 
> project from disappearing into the black-hole of 
> archives and backups.
> 
> The project is available for download through my 
> homepage
> 
> www.ktc.com/~sknipe