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From: g_harrison@vger.nsu.edu (George C. Harrison, Norfolk State University)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.programmer
Subject: New Amiga Ada Compiler - maybe
Message-ID: <828.28033d1b@vger.nsu.edu>
Date: 10 Apr 91 20:28:11 GMT
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     We are seriously considering working on a contract or in a grant to
produce Ada compilers for the Amiga under one or both of SYS V v.4.0 or Amiga
Dos.  We have heard a lot of encouragement, but it is very difficult to define
a current market place except possibly the Department of Defense.  

     I sincerely would like your opinions on the effort of producing a
validated Ada compiler (or compilers) for the Amiga.  Keep in mind that if your
answers are Amiga Dos or SYS V specific, then state that fact.  Also, neither
my university nor I are seeking a profit on this work; we hope to work under
contract through a vendor that will see to the validation and market 
the final product(s).


     If you'd like a Q&A format, try this.

1.   Would the existance of an Ada compiler for the Amiga 
     "_significantly_" make this computer more marketable?  
     (In Your Humble Opinion)

2.   Although I have no idea what the price for the software would 
     evenually be, would you seriously consider purchasing it?

OR

3.   Under what conditions would you seriously consider purchasing it?

4.   Most Amiga programmers like C or Modula-2.  Ada is a fixed standard 
     but can have machine-dependent packaged routines.  What sort of 
     special routines exist in your favorite Amiga compiler that you 
     think ought to be included in any new compiler for the machine.

5.   (Back to Marketing!)  Do you know of anyone who has been either 
     turned down on a Department of Defense project bid or has not 
     bid on a DoD project because they did not have access to an
     Ada compiler on an Amiga.  


George
(This is being posted to several Amiga newsgroups.)

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