abdlm@dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov (03/20/91)
I will be recieving my new Meridian Ada compiler for the Macintosh tomorow (I hope). This is the compiler they are selling for $150 ($200 with MPW manuals) until the end of the month. I have seen some comments on this product but never any reviews. I have been told this Compiler will work on my Mac SE w/2Meg memory and 5Meg of free disk space. I intend to post a review in time for you out there to make up your mind about buying this product before the price goes back up through the roof. I purchaced this compiler for my home computer which I have been programming in C. I program in Ada exclusively at work, for robotics control. It's a real drag to go home and use C after using Ada all day. If you have any specific questions you would like my review to address please E-mail them to me ASAP. $150 is an awsome price for any piece of professional software for the Mac especially an Ada Compiler bundled with MPW. It is extremely competative with Think C, Apple's MPW C, C++ and Pascal. Meridian's efforts to bring Ada to the common man/woman are commendable. I've used my share of $20,000 Ada compilers and it has become obvious to me that the largest impediment keeping Ada from wider usage is the outragous price of most Ada compilers. If this compiler (and it's PC counterpart) turn out to be good products, the Ada user community would be wise to show their support for these by purchasing these in sufficient numbers to make these prices permanant. (please excuse the editorializing). -D. Miller.