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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,be23df8e7e275d73 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-07-11 02:02:00 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!130.133.1.3!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!ailinel.cbb-automation.DE!not-for-mail From: dmitry@elros.cbb-automation.de (Dmitry Kazakov) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: "is ada dead?" A challenge for all of us? Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 09:01:58 GMT Message-ID: <3b4c14a7.5812546@news.cis.dfn.de> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: ailinel.cbb-automation.de (212.79.194.99) X-Trace: fu-berlin.de 994842118 19508130 212.79.194.99 (16 [77047]) X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.21/32.243 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:9777 Date: 2001-07-11T09:01:58+00:00 List-Id: On Mon, 9 Jul 2001 19:30:03 -0700, "Robert C. Leif, Ph.D." wrote: >From: Bob Leif >To: Michal Nowak et al. > >Michal Nowak suggested, "Maybe a CD-player?" > >There are two reasonably simple opportunities for the Windows ME and other >markets. >1) Fax software. Symantec WinFax does not support Windows ME. >2) Roxio (Adaptec) Direct CD has extremely limited functionality for >backups. A GUI version of DOS XCopy would be far more useful. > >I believe that the target price should be between $10 to $20 for each >program with automated delivery via the Web. What about thick (very thick (:-)), maybe a 3D engine) bindings to OpenGL for Linux/Windows? Regards, Dmitry Kazakov