From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_20,INVALID_DATE autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,bbfb939683be33d3 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-09-09 01:22:40 PST Path: nntp.gmd.de!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!news.uh.edu!uuneo.neosoft.com!Starbase.NeoSoft.COM!not-for-mail From: dweller@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM (David Weller) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Fantastic Ada promotional piece from Rational (long) Date: 8 Sep 1994 20:27:15 -0500 Organization: NeoSoft Internet Services +1 713 684 5969 Message-ID: <34odlj$edp@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM> References: <34nc8t$olr@felix.seas.gwu.edu> <1994Sep8.152621.11023@sei.cmu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: starbase.neosoft.com Date: 1994-09-08T20:27:15-05:00 List-Id: In article , Scott McCoy wrote: > >In article <1994Sep8.152621.11023@sei.cmu.edu>, firth@sei.cmu.edu (Robert Firth) writes: >|> >|> How about an Ada compiler that glows in the dark and comes with a >|> free pet rock? >|> > >Already got one. An R-1000 Rational system. > >(Sorry, couldn't resist. ;-) In my spare time (HA!), I've considered writing a book called "1001 Things to do with an Old R-1000". I've already got: Doorstop (for Castles and Mansions) Doghouse Convert to a washer and dryer Put an Apple sticker on it and call it the Quadra 400000 :-) Paint it black and call it the "NeXT Mainframe" Boat Anchor Spare bedroom for the mother-in-law (my favorite! :-) Cut a window in it and tell the kids it's a new big screen TV Paint green and sell to military as porta-potties Put wheels on it and run it in the next soapbox derby Do you want me to go on? :-) -- Proud (and vocal) member of Team Ada! (and Team OS/2) ||This is not your Ada 9X -- It doesn't suck || father's Ada For all sorts of interesting Ada 9X tidbits, run the command:||________________ "finger dweller@starbase.neosoft.com | more" (or e-mail with "finger" as subj.)