al@vger.UUCP ( Informatix) (02/06/86)
Are there any ADA compilers for IBM PC's or Macintosh?
rosen@gypsy.UUCP (02/06/86)
> > Are there any ADA compilers for IBM PC's or Macintosh? > I just saw an ad in Byte for the Artek Ada compiler for the IBM PC. I haven't seen anything for the Mac yet, but I would think it's now too far down the road. There was a Janus Ada compiler out not too long ago. From what I've heard, it was about as close to real Ada as is APL :-). The Artek Ada compiler promises to implement everything except tasking which of course means it's not validated (I know, I know, it's not legal Ada). There are a lot of other promises for IBM PC Ada, but none have been validated as far as I know. Specs on the Artek compiler IBM-PC with 384K or RAM Running MS-DOS or PC-DOS (2.0 or later) One double sided floppy drive Price $895.00 - Demo Disk 29,95 Artek Corporation 100 Seaview Drive Secaucus, NJ 07094 Phone 1-800-PC-ARTEK or 1-201-867-2900 in NJ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Disclaimer: I in no way have any interest in or relation with Artek. I am posting this as public information. S. Rosen Siemens RTL Princeton, NJ rosen@gypsy
RCONN@SIMTEL20.ARPA (Rick Conn) (02/07/86)
The Ada-Jovial LCF newsletter, Vol 8, Number 1, Jan 86, shows (page 9) an Ada compiler by ALSys which is hosted on an IBM PC/AT under MS/DOS and generates code for an IBM PC/AT under MS/DOS ... contact: Mr Lee Ehrlichman, ALSys, 617-890-0030 I have no affiliation with ALSys. Rick -------
mac@ICSC.UCI.EDU (Macintosh Laboratory) (02/07/86)
In the Feb. 86 issue of Byte, there is an ad for the Artek Ada compiler for the IBM PC (or compatible) computer that runs under MS-DOS and 384K RAM. The ad also stated that the compiler implements all major features of Ada except tasking (isn't this a violation of Ada's copywrite?). It costs $895. for info: 1-800-PC-ARTEK (in New Jersey 201-867-2900) Artek Corporation 100 Seaview Dr. Secaucus, NJ 07094 Another venor is General Transformation Corporation which has an Ada compiler for the PC XT and AT. The language is supposed to be in validation REAL SOON, and costs $1000 for the XT and $1200 for the AT. for info: General Transformation Corporation P.O. Box 10083 Berkeley, CA 94709-5083 (415) 644-0702 Yet another vendor is General Systems Corporation which sells a (subset?) Ada compiler on a card for the PC, XT, and AT. I believe they use the Irvine Compiler Corporation compiler for this. Its price: $2695. for info: General Systems Corporation P.O. Box 250 Ansonia, Connecticut 06401 (203) 776-8990 (Oh yeah, there's Janus Ada for 99.00 but it doesn't really count.) As for the Macintosh, the only compiler I know of was one mentioned in the first issue of _Wheels for the Mind_ (the Apple University Consortium newsletter). It mentioned that Sedgewick (sp?) or somebody and Brown University were working on a port of an existing compiler. Anyone else know anything on this? -- Greg mac@icsc.uci.edu (I have no connection with any of these companies. I'm just waiting for the day that quality Ada compilers are available on Macintoshes for the same price as Turbo Pascal.)