alt Hacker NewsThe first validated compiler for Ada that ran on the IBM PC was released in 1983.
The third validated compiler ran on the Western Digital “Pascal MicroEngine” running the UCSD p-system with 64K memory. The MicroEngine executed the byte code from the p-system natively, which was an interesting approach.
I think more research is warranted by you on this subject.
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tkurtbond • yesterday at 8:09 PM
Janus Ada 1.5 ran on CP/M.
I’m not saying it wasn’t possible, I’m saying the larger ecosystem was never going to embrace a language that was as heavyweight as Ada. In 1983, most PC system software was written in assembly!