eberard@ajpo.sei.cmu.edu (Edward Berard) (08/26/88)
For some time now, I have been encouraging Ada compiler vendors to
develop Ada compilers under the Mac OS (i.e., not A/UX). It is not an
easy job. Many in the Ada world erroneously think that the Mac (Plus,
SE, and II) is not a serious development platform. Many in the Mac
world erroneously believe that all Ada compilers generate inefficient
code. (You might be interested in a number of recently published
benchmarks showing some Ada compilers producing better code than some
C compilers.)
While it has been difficult, I have made some progress. I have the
attention of some of the Ada compiler vendors. Now I need some help
from the readers of this newsgroup. Obviously, the compiler vendors
are interested in how many copies of their products they could sell.
To begin to answer this question, I need the answers to some
questions:
1) Who is interested in Ada compilers for the Mac OS?
2) Of those who are interested, how many copies do you think you,
your company, or organization might purchase?
3) What are your major requirements and considerations regarding
such compilers?
Please send your responses directly to me. I will post a summary to
this newsgroup. Thanks in advance.
-- Ed Berard
(301) 695-6960