Re: History of Ada - and about the NYU DOS version

[anon@anon.org (anon)]

A Final Note on this:

The NYU DOS Ada-83 version did not require the DJGPP package.  Its 
used only the MSDOS version 3.3 to 6.0. There were RTS files wriiten 
in C that NYU maintain, these were drop when Microsoft drop DOS. Then 
Ada-95 GNAT version for DOS was created using the DJGPP package.

Also, forgot to say, the Walnul Creek Ada Set was certified by the 
DOD.  In which the DOD approved all statements and files on that 
CD set. 

The last version of the "Walnul Creek Ada" was in 1999. Because in 
1998 the DOD close, "The Ada Joint Program Office". The DOD decided 
to use more cheaper versions of computer languages, such as C.  This 
also means that the "Walnul Creek Ada" 1999 pack was not certified
by the DOD.


Now as for the main three web sites. 

Ada-auth.org came into existence: 8 of OCT 2002.

The somewhat buggy Adaic.org came into existence 13 of OCT, 2002.

AdaPower.org came into existence in 6 of JUL 2000.

So, if they initially use the "Walnul Creek Ada" CD-ROM pack they 
probability use the 1999 version, since each "Walnul Creek" CD-ROM 
pack were updated every 3 months. 



n <46ce0146$1_5@news.bluewin.ch>, Gautier <gautier@fakeaddress.nil> writes:
>>> Note: The DOS (MSDOS or IBM DOS) version, allowed one to use the
>>> "pragma NO_RUN_TIME ;" to create a bootable stand-alone Ada
>>> program. But when Microsoft drop DOS so did GNAT drop its DOS
>>> version, bassically making the pragma functionally obsolete.
>
>Stuart:
>
>> For ref: the current version of GNAT supports a "No Run Time" option 
>> (GNORT) - and many other compiler supporting the embedded market provide 
>> minimal (or no) run time system options.
>> 
>> The NYU DOS compiler (Ada/Ed) is still available on various archives of the 
>> PAL - it is identified as freeware (as in free beer).  This does not seem to 
>> square with your early statements regarding DEC broad ownership of critical 
>> language related libraries - so may not be the one you are referring to!
>
>BTW, a fresh GNAT build for DOS is done periodically under the DJGPP project
>news:comp.os.msdos.djgpp ; http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/
>
>I have not checked recently how well the DJGPP Ada compiler works, but it is there (ada421b/d.zip 28.07.07):
>ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2gnu or mirror sites.
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