Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!seas.gwu.edu!mfeldman From: mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu (Michael Feldman) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Portable Program Performs Perfectly Message-ID: <2389@sparko.gwu.edu> Date: 30 Nov 90 02:34:47 GMT References: Reply-To: mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu () Organization: The George Washington University, Washington D.C. Lines: 24 In article RHARWOOD@EAST.Pima.edu (Ray Harwood) writes: >Your Philosopher's "system" works without change on DEC Ada. By this weekend >(time allowing) I'll try it on Meridian's AdaVantage on the Macintosh under >Mac Programmer's Workshop. (Does Meridian have an unfair advantage here?) >If time wasn't an issue, I'd even alter the "windows" output to show pictures >of your favorite Ada gurus and Chopstick graphics being passed around a >table... Let me know how you emulate the vt100 screen control on the Mac. The program will run "straight" on the Mac if you use the line-oriented Room package. One day we will do the pretty picture you suggest. > >Please advise if you have any reservations about using this code and it's >"portability claims" in a classroom or consulting setting. I think it's: >(a) cute, (b) interesting, and (c) [with a little explanation] convincing. I don't mind it the least. That's why I posted it. I'll never get rich at this, but it's fun and maybe I'll get famous :-). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prof. Michael Feldman Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science The George Washington University Washington, DC 20052 202-994-5253 mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------------------