Re: ADA compiler for the Amiga?

[van-bc!ubc-cs!newsserver.sfu.ca!fraser.sfu.ca!naran@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Travers Naran)]

skip@tacky.cs.olemiss.edu (Skip Sauls) writes:

>I asked the same question a while back and got the response that at least one,
>but maybe two developers were working on Ada for the Amiga.  Oxxi, was one of
>the companies that were mentioned.  I too would love to have Ada on my Amiga,
>but I am not exactly hopeful.  Part of the problem is that many Amiga owners
>are "cheap" and there may be no market for an Ada compiler, which tends to
>be rather expensive.  Oh well, one can only hope.

"cheap"? Oh yes, we all can go right out and buy $1200 compilers. :-) Not even
IBM users can afford that. Those compilers are ususally sold to corporations
and organizations that use them. And the Amiga is supposedly on a no-bid status
with SDI researchers so I'm sure there is a definite market for ADA compilers.
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