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From: "Clifford J. Nelson" <cnelson9@gte.net>
Subject: Re: Beginner
Date: 1999/12/20
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Preben Randhol wrote:

> David Freshwater <dafresh@cyllene.uwa.edu.au> writes:
>
> | Hi,
> |    I'm a rank beginner and I am attempting to learn Ada. I was wondering
> | if there are any good tutorials on the net or if there are any really
> | good books that I can use or better yet understand ;-).
>
> Look at
>         http://www.adapower.com/
>
> under Learn Ada for on-line tutorials.
>
> For books I recommend J. Barnes "Programming in Ada 95" 2.ed. But you
> should visit your local library and check if they have Ada 95 books so
> that you can find out what you like yourself.
>
> --
> Preben Randhol -- [randhol@pvv.org] -- [http://www.pvv.org/~randhol/]
>          "Det eneste trygge stedet i verden er inne i en fortelling."
>                                                       -- Athol Fugard

The J. Barnes book comes with a CD ROM, but it is only for Windows. "Ada 95
problem solving and program design" / Michael B. Feldman, Elliot B. Kaufman -
3rd ed.. has a multi-platform CD ROM. Get both books, especially if you have
a Macintosh.

   Cliff Nelson