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From: dewarr@my-dejanews.com
Subject: Re: What ada 83 compiler is *best*
Date: 1998/12/11
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In article <EACHUS.98Dec10115116@spectre.mitre.org>,
  eachus@spectre.mitre.org (Robert I. Eachus) wrote:
>
>     How many times have I heard this, then turned around
> with a list
> of validated Ada compilers for that board, often with
> more than one
> for every RTOS under consideration.
>
>     The main exceptions were Intel x86 boards without x87
> chips, and
> TMS320C2x boards.

Are you talking Ada 83 here? I guess so since x86 without
x87 is more contemporary with Ada 83. In that case it
should be pointed out that ALL Alsys cross-products came
with a full IEEE floating-point simulator (I wrote it :-)
that allowed operation without hardware floating point.

Robert Dewar

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