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From: Stephen Leake <Stephen.A.Leake@nasa.gov>
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Subject: Re: advantages or disadvantages of ADA over pascal or modula
Date: 21 Jan 2003 09:55:42 -0500
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Alfred Hilscher <Alfred.Hilscher@t-online.de> writes:

> A friend of mine works in the embedded area and he is using Modula-2.
> (www.pmsgmbh.de) I often tried to get him to Ada, but there are far less
> Ada-tools than Modula-tools, and the prices for Ada are far beyond of
> what he could spend.

Just for comparison, what are the costs for the Modula tools, and what
support do you get for that cost?

GNAT for embedded x86 can be had for free, if you are willing to work
without formal support.

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-- Stephe