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#34447From: Chris MagillApr 25, 1993 2:39 PM

Does anyone know of an Ada compiler for the Amiga?

#34449From: Vic WagnerApr 25, 1993 3:18 PM

Chris, No, I don't know of an Ada compiler. If you should find one, would you please let me know too?

#34477From: Derek BuckleyApr 27, 1993 2:41 AM

Vic – See my reply to Chris about an Ada compiler. – Derek <<<< leaving the work to AutoPilot >>>>

#34456From: Wayne ColeApr 26, 1993 2:20 AM

Chris, There was an Ada interpretor that ran on the Amiga and was good enough for learning ada. It was on the board here but got lost in one of the reorgs. The file was part of a project at some university in NY. It was rather large. Look for AdaEd.LZ or Ada.LHA. If you cant find it and want to have it let me know – I'll see if I can EMail it to you if it doesn't overshoot the Email binary file limit. wmc – via Autopilot!

#34472From: dan barberApr 26, 1993 8:41 PM

Chris, I was interested in knowing why you would want to program in Ada anyway? Unless you are working in a government arena, Ada probably doesn't have what you need. I really enjoy strongly typed languages myself, and I thought Oberon deserves a look at. There is an article in this months Byte on Oberon. It deals with the Oberon system more than the language. I found a few books on Oberon, and it looks rather interesting. If you look at Amazing Computing's Guide to the Amiga, Winter '93 it lists Amiga Oberon. Does anyone have any experience with Amiga Oberon? Dan Barber

#34478From: Derek BuckleyApr 27, 1993 2:41 AM

Dan – There is an Oberon version on a Fred Fish disk, and (I believe) the company that put that together markets a complete system in Europe. I sent for some literature last summer, and got a bunch of stuff that said they had an Oberon, Modula-2, and some other languages. Let me know if you're interested and I'll see if I can dig it out. – Derek <<<< leaving the work to AutoPilot >>>>

#34512From: dan barberApr 28, 1993 8:46 PM

Derek, I would be interested in finding out more on Oberon. Any info would be appriciated. I am looking into experimenting with it, to see what it is like. Thanks! Dan Barber

#34517From: Derek BuckleyApr 29, 1993 1:20 AM

Dan – There is an Oberon development system on Fred Fish #380. I'll dig through my computer literature/product info in the next day or two, and see what I still have on that European company. Later! – Derek <<<< leaving the work to AutoPilot >>>>

#34541From: Wayne ColeApr 30, 1993 1:18 AM

Dan, I posted (or thought I did :^< ) a message regarding an Ada interpreter that was on the boards here about a year ago then dissapeared. If you want a copy I can try to EMail it to you. wmc – via Autopilot!

#34558From: dan barberMay 1, 1993 6:32 AM

Wayne, Thanks for the info on an Ada interpreter. Don't worry about sending me a copy, I am going to investigate Oberon on FF#380. If that doesn't satisfy my curiosity, I might be interested in that interpreter! Thanks again, Dan Barber

#34476From: Derek BuckleyApr 27, 1993 2:41 AM

Chris – I found a reference to an Ada compiler for the Amiga last summer on FidoNet. I sent in $25, and got a three disk package that had a lot of stuff on it. The first time I went to play around with it, it kept asking for some wierd volume name that wasn't mentioned in the documentation. I haven't taken the time to write the author and ask what gives. The address was: WPL Laboratories, Inc. Attn: AmigaAda PO Box 111 216 Wynne Lane Penn Valley, PA 19072 1-215-668-3661 AmigaAda@wpllabs.Penn-Valley.PA.US This was a port from another platform, that was done "as a service to the public". I don't know Ada, but thought this was worth the money to maybe get to know the language — I may take a class on it in the future. Let me know if you write them and what they tell you. I won't be taking any summer classes this year, so maybe I'll play with it then. – Derek <<<< leaving the work to AutoPilot >>>>