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From: kilgallen@eisner.decus.org (Larry Kilgallen)
Subject: Free DEC Ada (83) for home hobbyists (including smart recompilation)
Date: 1999/03/01
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As described today in:

	http://www.montagar.com/hobbyist/

the VMS home hobbyist free licensing program run by DECUS has been
expanded to include a bunch of layered products.  The DECUS person
who organizes this assures me that both the DEC Ada (ADA) and DEC
Ada Professional Development Option (ADA-PDO) licenses are included.

The program is available for use in non-business activities from
the home.  Used VAX computers are typically available quite cheap,
and new (surplus) Alpha computers have been seen at online auction
for as low as $ 240 US.

DECUS typically has some trouble doing this smoothly for non-US
residents -- sometimes you have to deal with your local chapter
and sometimes you get to deal with US DECUS.  Their heart is in
the right place, but it may take them a little longer than for
US folk.

DEC Ada is only Ada83, but it has great (Ada83 LRM) error messages
and the Professional Development Option provides the "Smart Recompilation"
capability which can save a great deal of time on rebuilds.

Larry Kilgallen