jshaver@APG-5.ARPA (John Science Fiction & Resume Service Shaver) (05/12/87)
I don't think that 128K is sufficient space for ADA. When Ibm's PC AT is almost big enough, the Apple //e won't make it.
binder@fizbin.DEC.COM.UUCP (05/13/87)
John Science Fiction & Resume Service Shaver says: > I don't think that 128K is sufficient space for ADA. When Ibm's PC AT is > almost big enough, the Apple //e won't make it. John, I think this is a non-sequitur. MicroPro's InfoStar requires 192K on an IBM, yet the same software will run in a 56K CP/M-80 system. The difference is in the way overlays, etc., are structured. I'm quite sure that an Ada compiler *could* be built for Apple; the only question is, is it a sensible idea? Does anyone in the real world, meaning the military or big business, think Ada on an Apple is useful enough to warrant the very expensive development and certification processes? Cheers, Dick Binder (The Stainless Steel Rat) DEC Enet: FIZBIN::BINDER UUCP: { decvax, allegra, ucbvax... }!decwrl!fizbin.dec.com!binder ARPA: binder%fizbin.DEC@decwrl.DEC.COM
halp@TCGOULD.TN.CORNELL.EDU ("Bruce P. Halpern") (05/21/87)
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Subject: Ada for Apple
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I don't think that 128K is sufficient space for ADA. When Ibm's PC AT is almost
big enough, the Apple //e won't make it.
Since a ][e can easily have 1 meg, and 4 to 8 times that if necessary, the
comment about 128k for a ][e, and the comparison to the 640K limited AT, is
difficult to understand.
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