Private company
Tartan Laboratories
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Tartan Laboratories, Inc., later renamed Tartan, Inc., was an American software company founded in 1981 and based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that specialized in programming language compilers, especially for the language Ada. It was based on work initially done at Carnegie Mellon University and gradually shifted from a focus on research and contract work to being more product-oriented.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Tartan Laboratories, Inc., later renamed Tartan, Inc., was an American software company founded in 1981 and based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that specialized in programming language compilers, especially for the language Ada. It was based on work initially done at Carnegie Mellon University and gradually shifted from a focus on research and contract work to being more product-oriented.2
Products and brands
- compiler
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1981Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaTartan Laboratories
- WikidataQ22909271
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