From:	ARISIA::EVERHART     "Glenn Everhart 215 354 7610 Everhart@Arisia.dnet.GE.Com" 12-SEP-1990 16:31:04.82
To:	EVERHART
CC:	
Subj:	tae1

>
>I just read an article about a system that NASA is building which works with X-
>windows that helps one build a GUI.  The user puts together his GUI and the
>tool spits out the Ada source code for it that makes the necessary calls to
>their C++ utilities.  Anyone got further info on it?  I think the name of the
>system is TAE and is trademarked by NASA.  (I heard about it from a colleague
>who had a fax of a photocopy of a photocopy from a journal etc.)
 
The name of the tool is TAE (Transportable Applications Environment)
and it's available from COSMIC for approximately $250.  It comes in two
flavors: TAE-plus and TAE-classic; the "plus" version is the latest and
greatest.
 
Some of the supported platforms are:
 
	VAX/VMS					(classic & plus)
	VAX/ULTRIX				(classic & plus)
	DECStation 3100 (ULTRIX)		(plus)
	SUN2/Unix				(classic)
	SUN3/Unix				(classic & plus)
	SUN4/Unix				(classic & plus)
	Apollo/Unix				(classic & plus)
	HP9000 Series 300 (UNIX)		(plus)
	HP9000 Series 800 (UNIX)		(plus)
	Mac II (A/UX)				(plus)
	Sparc Station (UNIX)			(plus)
 
Note: the platforms above have "validated" ports of TAE available.  There
are a bunch more platforms (IBM/RT, Masscomp, Silicon Graphics, ...) that
have TAE available but they are not "validated" ports.  I don't know what
it means to be validated but I assume it's a good thing!
 
The Ada code TAE produces is not pure.  For example, the code generated
under the SUN3 version is specifically geared towards the SUN/Verdix
compiler.  On VMS it produces DEC Ada code.  Ada is Ada you say?  Silly
boy!
 
The look and feel seems to be very consistent between platforms.  I am
currently working with TAE and DEC Ada on a VMS system.
 
Email me if you want additional info.
 
 
Dave Gawron