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: 103376,912597791e813f68 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-01-07 10:56:38 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!sn-xit-03!sn-xit-01!sn-post-02!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail From: "Randy Brukardt" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: advantages or disadvantages of ADA over pascal or modula Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 12:56:11 -0600 Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Message-ID: References: <3E18804E.8606224E@t-online.de> <0k2S9.253946$qF3.23112@sccrnsc04> <3E1AE897.BDAA5A9C@t-online.de> X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3612.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3719.2500 X-Complaints-To: abuse@supernews.com Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:32693 Date: 2003-01-07T12:56:11-06:00 List-Id: Alfred Hilscher wrote in message <3E1AE897.BDAA5A9C@t-online.de>... > > >Randy Brukardt schrieb: >> >> The empty program on Windows makes an 29K .EXE file, the majority of >> that is Windows overhead (the actual code size is about 13500 bytes plus >> a little over 1K for data). The runtime can be recompiled without >> exception walkback support, which would save another 1.5K. >> >> Randy Brukardt > >This sounds good. But - how expensive is the compiler? Would it be a >choise for a hobbyist, or is it far beyond? I asked for Green Hills some >time, and I was shocked about the price. The Janus/Ada Personal Edition starts at $195 for Windows. The Combo (which includes Claw) is $295. Probably we should charge more, but our root are as hobbyists ourselves (in the days before Open Source). For all of the prices on RR Software's Ada products, look at: http://www.rrsoftware.com/html/companyinf/prices.htm Randy Brukardt