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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,583275b6950bf4e6 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 1108a1,59ec73856b699922 X-Google-Attributes: gid1108a1,public X-Google-Thread: 11232c,59ec73856b699922 X-Google-Attributes: gid11232c,public X-Google-Thread: f43e6,899fc98b2883af4a X-Google-Attributes: gidf43e6,public X-Google-Thread: fdb77,5f529c91be2ac930 X-Google-Attributes: gidfdb77,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-05-21 13:11:13 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!postnews1.google.com!not-for-mail From: Brian.Gaffney@myrealbox.com (Brian Gaffney) Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.object,comp.lang.ada,misc.misc,comp.software-eng Subject: Re: Quality systems (Was: Using Ada for device drivers? (Was: the Ada mandate, and why it collapsed and died)) Date: 21 May 2003 13:11:13 -0700 Organization: http://groups.google.com/ Message-ID: <5e9b8c34.0305211211.75bdfc5d@posting.google.com> References: <9fa75d42.0305141747.5680c577@posting.google.com> <7GGwa.849701$F1.107635@sccrnsc04> <3EC3A45B.4A34A487@easystreet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 137.244.215.2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: posting.google.com 1053547873 31641 127.0.0.1 (21 May 2003 20:11:13 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: 21 May 2003 20:11:13 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.java.advocacy:64364 comp.object:63822 comp.lang.ada:37614 misc.misc:14336 comp.software-eng:19334 Date: 2003-05-21T20:11:13+00:00 List-Id: "David Lightstone" wrote in message news:... > wrote in message > > There was not only a 640 kb limit, there were some 64 kb limits > > on the size of memory segments in most of the PC software prior to > > 1987. I don't recall ever seeing an Ada product or tool that would > > run on an 8086 or 8088 without special hardware added. Were there > > any? > > If I am to believe the documentation for the Meridian compilier version 4.1 > it should work on a 8086 > with MS-DOS version 2.1 or later > > I have never tested it in that environment, so I can not confirm the claim > I just happen to have a copy of Meridian Open Ada 4.1 for _PC_ DOS sitting on my desk. And yes it does just that - I've used in on a NEC Ultralight laptop (~8086) with 640k RAM and a 2Mb RAM 'hard disk'. Not that I use the compiler currently, 640k limit, 5 1/4 floppies, and all that. Anyone know who 'owns' this product now (if anyone)? I had tracked it thru 3 or 4 company changes, but never found anything recent. --Brian