Re: PDA Ada

["Rob Veenker" <veenker@xs4all.nl>]

The JGNAT solution also applies to Pocket PC devices such as the iPAQ.
We are about to finish a military application that runs on a ruggedised
iPAQ. It uses a military radio for data communications and this protocol is
100 % Ada. Only the GUI part is Java.
Because the protocol was implemented in Ada, We could use the same code on a
Windows NT box :-)

"John Kern" <jkern3@corecomm.net> wrote in message
news:3da62ce4$0$1428$272ea4a1@news.execpc.com...
> If you are already prepared to use Java for the Palm computer, you might
> want to check out the
> JGNAT to Palmtm Demo
> available on the ACT website at the bottom of this page:
> http://www.gnat.com/texts/products/prod_java.htm
> I downloaded it a while back, but haven't yet had the time to get it
> working.
>
> Adrian Hoe wrote:
>
> > Richard Riehle wrote:
> >
> > > In a conversation with a colleague yesterday,  the topic
> > > of PDA's came up, yet again.   We have a lot of projects
> > > funded for using wireless technology and PDA's such as
> > > the Palm and IpaQ.   He would be willing to let peole
> > > use Ada if there were compilers available.
> > >
> > > Does anyone know if there is any on-going effort to
> > > create an Ada compiler for PDA's.   We are going to
> > > miss a huge market opportunity if we fail to be ready
> > > for this burgeoning part of the embedded marketplace.
> > >
> > > At present, no one in the PDA community takes Ada
> > > seriously because there are no compilers.  I fear no
> > > one in the compiler publishing community takes
> > > PDA's seriously because there are no customers.
> > >
> > > The Ada compiler publishers have always, with a
> > > few exceptions now and then, operated on a risk
> > > averse model with regard to products.   I suppose
> > > that is what we can expect again.  Unless there is
> > > customer demand, there will be no compiler. Meanwhile,
> > > there are no customers demanding Ada for PDA's because
> > > they have other alternatives.
> > >
> > > Richard Riehle
> > >
> > >
> >
> > My colleagues and I are longing for an Ada compiler for many years
> > now. Sadly, we have to develop PDA application using C and Java. Yucks!
> >
> > We want Ada for PDAs!
> > --
> > type Dmitry is new Adrian;           -- Adrian Hoe
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