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=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f849b,857262ad7d0ad537 X-Google-Attributes: gidf849b,public X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,1904a679c27288b6 X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-Thread: 1014db,1904a679c27288b6 X-Google-Attributes: gid1014db,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,c2f4cdd9ccfb8ede X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: Tucker Taft Subject: Re: How many different processors do you use? Date: 1999/06/10 Message-ID: <375FD3AA.96E48F1E@averstar.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 487938629 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: news@inmet.camb.inmet.com (USENET news) X-Nntp-Posting-Host: houdini.burl.averstar.com References: <7j1qng$4fp$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <37576ded.26569745@news.mpx.com.au> <7j8ac0$eah$1@uranium.btinternet.com> <7jh07e$tek$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <7jhp34$6f1$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <7jjij7$qci$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <7jl9n3$n9j$1@pegasus.csx.cam.ac.uk> <375ead38.430770910@news.easystreet.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Organization: AverStar (formerly Intermetrics) Burlington, MA USA Mime-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.arch.embedded,comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c,gnu.misc.discuss Date: 1999-06-10T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: John Kodis wrote: > > Previously, Jon Kirwan wrote: > > > Specifically, I'd like to get both the Reference Manual AND the > > Rational printed out, two-sided, as well as having a searchable PDF > > form here, handy for scanning. It's how I use the Intel manuals for > > the CPUs, for example. Any suggestions? > > A few years ago I called the Ada Joint Program Office and got my name > added to some Ada mailing list. About once a year for a few years > after I'd receive a very heavy set of nicely printed Ada reference > manuals, courtesy of the USGPO and my tax dollars. You might give > that a try. Here is information on getting printed copies of the Ada 95 Reference Manual and the Ada 95 Rationale: They are available from NTIS, IITRI, and Springer-Verlag: IITRI: Both manuals are available as a set for $40 from IITRI. They are professionally printed and bound with a sturdy, soft cover. To order, send a note indicating the number of sets ordered and a check or money order for the total amount due, payable to IIT Research Institute, to IIT Research Institute Attn.: Judy Hively 4409 Forbes Blvd. Lanham, MD 20706-4211 NTIS: You must specify the accession number when ordering from either DTIC or NTIS: Language Reference Manual -- AD A293760 [NTIS prices this document at $61]; Rationale -- AD A293708 [NTIS prices this document at $52]. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 0944 Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6218 Tel.: 703/767-8274; DSN 427-8274 National Technical Information Service (NTIS) 5285 Port Royal Road Springfield, VA 22161 Tel.: 703/487-4650 Springer Verlag: ADA 95 LRM & RATIONALE NOW AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE Topic: Ada 95 New editions of the Ada 95 Language Reference Manual (LRM) and Rationale have been published to accommodate worldwide distribution. Ordering information on these new versions may be obtained on the Web at: . Ordering information on the LRM & Rationale may also be obtained at: . J. Barnes, Caversham, Reading, UK (Ed.) Ada 95 Rationale The Language - The Standard Libraries 1997 . XVI, 458 pp., Softcover ISBN 3-540-63143-7 DM 68,-; 29,50; FF 257,-; Lit. 75.090; S 496,40; sFr 60,-; US $ 49,95 T. Taft,Burlington, MA, USA; R.A. Duff , Melrose, MA, USA (Eds.) Ada 95 Reference Manual International Standard ISO/IEC 8652:1995 (E) 1997 . XXII, 526 pp., Softcover ISBN 3-540-63144-5 Price: $54.95 Ada 95, Quality and Style Guidelines for Professional Programmers Edited by C. Ausnit-Hood, K.A. Johnson, R.G. Pettit IV, S.B. Opdahl http://www.springer.de/catalog/html-files/deutsch/comp/3540638237.html 1997. SV, 292 pp. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol 1344) Softcover DM 58,- ISBN 3-540-63823-7 This guide will help you produce better Ada programs by identifying a set of stylistic guidelines that will directly impact the quality of your Ada 95 programs. Contents: The style guide is divided into chapters that reflect the major points that a programmer addresses when creating high-quality, reliable, reusable and portable Ada software. Individual chapters are devoted to source code presentation, readability, program structure, programming practice, concurrency, portability, reusability, performance, and the new object-oriented features. You can order directly from the publisher at: e-mail: orders@springer.de FAX: +49 30 82787-301 > > I'd have preferred a free copy of the C++ reference manuals, but since > the government wasn't pushing C++, I had to buy a copy. > > -- John Kodis. -- -Tucker Taft stt@averstar.com http://www.averstar.com/~stt/ Technical Director, Distributed IT Solutions (www.averstar.com/tools) AverStar (formerly Intermetrics, Inc.) Burlington, MA USA