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Thanks for the response.
Is this Ada 95 compiler with the ANSI C IML freely available for
download - if so I think this would be a good route to explore.
I can see it now... Ada 95 courses for Software Engineers, where the
handouts are not just the ALRM, a Freebie Compiler and a stale
croissant,
but a Shiney new Lego Mindstorms Kit, a suite of Ada packages to
interface the Firmware and a challenge to build a Multitasking Robot
in a week.
Seeing how Lego-Like Ada is in its Mind-Set, mabee someone from the
Ada community should Approach Lego DACTA to see if they would be
interested in bundling an Ada interface / IDE with the ROBOLAB
(larger more powerful kit targetted at schools).
I personally think that kids would soon get bored with the default
RCX environment, and PBForth sucks, NQC doesnt quite cut the mustard.
Dave SC-M.
- -----Original Message-----
From: Tucker Taft <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, November 15, 1999 06:39
Subject: Re: Lego Mindstorms & Ada 95
>"Carlisle, Martin" wrote:
>>
>> One of our faculty, Barry Fagin, is pursuing an Ada interface for
>> programming the Lego Mindstorms. My understanding is that his
>> current idea is to translate Ada to NQC. This route seems a lot
>> simpler to me than attempting to complete the ECGS combination
>> with GNAT.
>
>I suppose it depends how large a subset he is planning to translate.
>If he is expecting to translate full Ada, he would be wise to start
>with an existing front end.
>
>We also have a technology which might be relevant, an Ada 95
>compiler that uses optimized ANSI C as its intermediate
>representation. This might or might not be easier to use than GNAT
>as a starting point for this effort.
>
>Given the reported memory size, I can't quite imagine how a Java
>Virtual Machine would fit.
>
>
>>
>> He is not a participant in this list, but can be reached at
>> [log in to unmask]
>>
>> --Martin
>>
>> --------------------------------------
>> Martin C. Carlisle,
>> Asst Prof of Computer Science
>> US Air Force Academy
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>> DISCLAIMER: The content of this message contains the author's
>> opinions, and does not reflect the policy of the US Air Force
>> Academy or US Government.
>--
>-Tucker Taft [log in to unmask] http://www.averstar.com/~stt/
>Technical Director, Distributed IT Solutions
>(www.averstar.com/tools) AverStar (formerly Intermetrics, Inc.)
>Burlington, MA USA
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