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From: Ted Dennison <dennison@escmail.orl.lmco.com>
Subject: Re: Reasons NOT To Choose Ada
Date: 1996/12/20
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Dave Wood wrote:
> 
> True enough.  I recently bought a new PC and it came loaded with about
> two dozen "free" CDs with games and such.  I won't even spend the time
> to install most of it - I hardly see my kids as it is.  The last thing
> I'm going to do in my spare time is spend an hour downloading an Ada
> compiler at 28.8 just for the joy of compiling.
> 
...
> (Just kidding, guys, really!!!  You know I luv ya!!!)

There's nothing stopping you from DOING SOMETHING ELSE while that one
hour download is taking place. If you like to sit and watch the progress
bar slowly grow, its no wonder your kids don't like to hang out with
you. :-)

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