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From: jerry@jvdsys.nextjk.stuyts.nl (Jerry van Dijk)
Subject: Re: Is ADA as good for graphics programming as C? (WAS: Re: 
Date: 1997/06/22
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I seems I didn't get the original posting...

>Mukesh says
>
><<But assuming you are current in Ada, and
>if you wish to dispel the notion that
>such work is easier in C/C++, perhaps
>you (or anybody else volunteering)
>could post a brief segment on how one
>would scan-convert a triangle and set up
>the bits on a CGA (without taking advantage
>of graphics libraries from vendors -- since
>in C/C++ much of such work happens even before
>vendor libraries are in place.)  Let us say
>the platform is basic MSDOS (where C was
>actually used heavily in 80s
>for much low-level graphics work).>>

As an example, take a look at the source code
of my VGA package (VGAPCK06) that comes with
EZ2LOAD (follow download pointers from
www.gnat.com).

This is a 640x480x16 graphics library for DOS
written exclusively in Ada (95) without any
use of any graphics library.

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