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Article #2917Re: Modula 2 on the Acorn RISC machines
From: Edwin David Latham
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 1995 16:37
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 1995 16:37
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Mark Morgan Lloyd wrote: > > AFAIK, there was a Modula-2 compiler which was used to write one of the > early GUI operating systems. Although there was a bit of interest at the > time (circa 1989), neither was marketed. Suggest you ask RTA, please keep > us all informed :-) I *heard* that it was never developed to the point of marketability. They used it in-house, where support was readily available, and when Olivetti bought in it was junked. In fact, they've dropped all languages except BASIC, C and C++. Makes you wonder what they use for brains. Ned
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Newsgroups: comp.lang.modula2 Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!lion.cs.latrobe.edu.au!lathamed From: lathamed@lion.cs.latrobe.edu.au (Edwin David Latham) Subject: Re: Modula 2 on the Acorn RISC machines X-Nntp-Posting-Host: lion.lat.oz.au Message-ID: <DGrA7B.IG0@latcs1.lat.oz.au> Sender: news@latcs1.lat.oz.au (news) Organization: CompSci & CompEng, La Trobe Uni, Australia References: <450jvn$k44@cs3.brookes.ac.uk> <DFzJ94.3As@cix.compulink.co.uk> Date: Fri, 20 Oct 1995 16:37:58 GMT