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- From: mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu (Michael Feldman)
- Subject: Re: C++ vs. Ada -- Is Ada loosing?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.221817.28758@seas.gwu.edu>
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- Organization: George Washington University
- References: <15@mlb.win.net>
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 22:18:17 GMT
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- In article <15@mlb.win.net> mbayern@mlb.win.net (Mark Bayern) writes:
- >
- >I'm afraid you're absolutely correct! But you don't have to look
- >into the update cycle to see Ada's commercial problems. Look at the
- >original cost of getting the language. Want to use C in your
- >embedded 80x86? Both MSC and TurboC list for (much) less than
- >$1000. That and a little work and you're up and running. Ada? How
- >about $25,000 for a license, and $5,000 for the _required_ first
- >year 'support'!
- >
- Huh? I'm curious. Whose 80x86 target compiler is $25,000? RR, AETech,
- Meridian and Alsys' DOS extended-mode compilers are all in the $1-2k range,
- commercial prices (maybe less). Who else is there?
-
- Are you thinking of the commercial prices for Unix-server-host compilers?
- I'll admit that those are too high, but not the DOS-host ones. Is your
- information up to date? Meridian? Alsys? You awake out there?
-
- If this post's information is correct, we are all in BIG trouble. If not,
- this is a great example of the lousy job we are doing in the Ada
- community in getting the facts out into the street, guys.
-
- Mike Feldman
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