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From: jimmaureenrogers@worldnet.att.net (Jim Rogers)
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Subject: Re: Low Level Ada
Date: 19 Nov 2003 10:47:38 -0800
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"Stephane Richard" <stephane.richard@verizon.net> wrote in message news:<ysKub.36397$hB5.217@nwrdny02.gnilink.net>...
> By the subject line I mean:
> 
> Is there a way, in Ada to move memory around so to speak.
> 
> For instance, let's say I want to create an Array that would hold characters
> with the goal to send it to the video card directly (address $B800).
> 
> Could I take an array of Characters, and "move it" to address $B800 ?  or
> something like it?

Yes. Ada allows you to specify the address of a variable.
You can simply assign the array value to a variable whose address 
is B800.

Of course, your operating system may get in your way. WIN32 does not 
allow direct writing to low level addresses by high level languages.
In that case you may need to call the appropriate OS library call
to achieve your goals.

Jim Rogers