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From: dewar@merv.cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar)
Subject: Re: Low level (GNAT) Ada?
Date: 1998/01/22
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<<Dare I say it... Yep: the easiest way to do this sort of programming
is to use a DOS compiler.
>>

Actually the issue is less using a DOS compiler, than using a DOS
operating system, i.e. no operating system at all. Basically DOS is
a program loader that lets you load programs into a bare board environment,
and Jerry is quite right, if you want to mess with low level stuff like
IO ports, you don't *want* an operating system around at all! (and if
you do want to work with an OS, you are definitely in the device driver
area -- this is actually true with DOS also, if you want to "fit in"
to what little is there, you should also write a DOS device driver.