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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,60fad07ab8ad36bd X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-05-27 08:46:35 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!postnews1.google.com!not-for-mail From: debs.wisbey@amsjv.com (Debs Wisbey) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Alsys Ada Compiler for MS-DOS Date: 27 May 2003 08:46:35 -0700 Organization: http://groups.google.com/ Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 20.138.254.2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: posting.google.com 1054050395 15904 127.0.0.1 (27 May 2003 15:46:35 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: 27 May 2003 15:46:35 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:37842 Date: 2003-05-27T15:46:35+00:00 List-Id: "Randy Brukardt" wrote in message news:... > Debs Wisbey wrote in message ... > >All, > > > >I currently have a software program that is written in Ada and built > >using the Alsys Ada 286/DOS compiler v4.3, with the target hardware > >being an old 286 with operating system MS-DOS v4.01. I want to port > >the software to a more modern compiler but am unable to upgrade any of > >the target hardware/software. > > > >Can anyone suggest any good Ada compilers for DOS that will enable me > >to do a straight port of the software without having to change the > >target hardware/software specifications? > > > The only Ada compiler that I know of that's still supported targeting > MS-DOS and 186/286's is ours: Janus/Ada (at http://www.rrsoftware.com). > And that's still an Ada 83 compiler; we never made an Ada 95 version. > > Randy. I was wondering, could I compile on Win NT using Janus/Ada 83 and then run the executable on a 286? Thank you, Debs.