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=0.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_DATE, MSGID_SHORT,REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!emory!mephisto!prism!jm21 From: jm21@prism.gatech.EDU (Jim Marks) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Looking for MS-DOS ADA Compiler!! Summary: Meridian Software has one Message-ID: <7541@hydra.gatech.EDU> Date: 29 Mar 90 21:52:16 GMT References: <8766@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> <903.260f5b00@ccvax.ucd.ie> Reply-To: jm21@prism.gatech.EDU (Jim Marks) Distribution: na Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology List-Id: In article <903.260f5b00@ccvax.ucd.ie> h235_022@ccvax.ucd.ie (Gordon T Gopher at CCVAX) writes: >In article <8766@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>, slq@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Joey Schoeph) > writes: >> I'm in the process of learning ADA, and I have an IBM XT! I'm looking for >> a compiler for ADA on my PC. If anyone could help me out, I would really >> appreciate it!! Please e-mail or post! >> ... >...If however, anyone does have any info - even if >the compiler can only run on a 386 with lots of ram, I'd love to hear about >it... > We have two we are using here. One, from Alsys requires an AT (or 386) and about 3-4MB of expanded (I think) memory. Therefore, it wouldn't be for you. The other one, which we've gotten a license to use in an Ada class we're taking, is from Meridian Software. It's called AdaVantage, and will run on an XT (with or without a math coprocessor). Its a validated (legal) Ada compiler with an available support environment. I haven't had a chance to use it much (I just got it a few days ago), so I can't comment much on its speed or the quality of the code it produces. You can get it with a utility library, a DOS environment library and a development environment. I didn't handle the purchase of our license, so I don't know how much it costs (but based on the cost of our multi-user license, it must be well over $100). I think they may also have a less capable one (possibly a subset) for less, though. You can contact them at: Meridian Software Systems, Inc. 10 Pasteur Street Irvine, CA 92718 Sorry, I don't have a phone number. However, they do have an E-mail address for support; they might be able to help you. Its support@Meridian.COM Hope this helps. Jim Marks (404)894-7255 Systems Engineering Laboratory Compuserve: 72310,2410 Georgia Tech Research Institute uucp: ...!{decvax,hplabs,ncar,purdue,rutgers}!gatech!prism!jm21 Internet: jm21@prism.gatech.edu -or- jmarks@gtri01.gatech.edu -- Jim Marks (404)894-7255 Systems Engineering Laboratory Compuserve: 72310,2410 Georgia Tech Research Institute uucp: ...!{decvax,hplabs,ncar,purdue,rutgers}!gatech!prism!jm21 Internet: jm21@prism.gatech.edu -or- jmarks@gtri01.gatech.edu