* "Ada as a second language" book
@ 1996-03-29 0:00 John Howard
1996-03-30 0:00 ` Richard Pitre
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From: John Howard @ 1996-03-29 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
Yesterday I got a copy of the book for $39. I had ordered it three weeks
ago at a local Anderson's book store. Last month the expected price was
$64. Thanks for the bargain!
I am a Borland Pascal refugee and this is an excellent book:
Cohen, Norman H. Ada as a Second Language, 2nd ed. McGraw-Hill,
1996. 1133 pp. (ISBN: 0-07-011607-5)
Encyclopedic in scope, this book covers all of Ada 95, including the
predefined packages and the specialized-needs annexes. Each chapter
ends with a section addressed to users of Ada-83 compilers.
Comparisons with C, C++, COBOL, Fortran, and Pascal avoid
misconceptions about Ada and help readers recognize a new notation for
a familiar concept. Proceeding from introductory explanations of
fundamental software-engineering and programming concepts to detailed
and enlightening discussions of language features, and containing
hundreds of complete examples, Ada as a Second Language serves as both
a tutorial introduction and a complete reference to the Ada language.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- John Howard <jhoward@sky.net> -- Team Ada Team OS/2 --
-- Free Ada 95 compilers at ftp://cs.nyu.edu/pub/gnat/ --
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Psalm 22:30-31
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* Re: "Ada as a second language" book
1996-03-29 0:00 "Ada as a second language" book John Howard
@ 1996-03-30 0:00 ` Richard Pitre
1996-04-01 0:00 ` Thomas Hoffmann
` (2 subsequent siblings)
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From: Richard Pitre @ 1996-03-30 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
In article <Pine.SOL.3.91.960329161832.10350A-100000@solar.sky.net> John Howard
<jhoward@solar.sky.net> writes:
> Yesterday I got a copy of the book for $39. I had ordered it three weeks
> ago at a local Anderson's book store. Last month the expected price was
> $64. Thanks for the bargain!
>
> I am a Borland Pascal refugee and this is an excellent book:
>
> Cohen, Norman H. Ada as a Second Language, 2nd ed. McGraw-Hill,
> 1996. 1133 pp. (ISBN: 0-07-011607-5)
>
> Encyclopedic in scope, this book covers all of Ada 95, including the
> predefined packages and the specialized-needs annexes. Each chapter
> ends with a section addressed to users of Ada-83 compilers.
> Comparisons with C, C++, COBOL, Fortran, and Pascal avoid
> misconceptions about Ada and help readers recognize a new notation for
> a familiar concept. Proceeding from introductory explanations of
> fundamental software-engineering and programming concepts to detailed
> and enlightening discussions of language features, and containing
> hundreds of complete examples, Ada as a Second Language serves as both
> a tutorial introduction and a complete reference to the Ada language.
>
I too purchased this book and I like it very much even though its fallen on
me a couple of times. I'm also looking at Booch's Ada book because
it has this nice graphical representations. Anyone have any thoughts
on this book.
richard
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* Re: "Ada as a second language" book
1996-04-01 0:00 ` Thomas Hoffmann
@ 1996-04-01 0:00 ` Peter Hermann
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From: Peter Hermann @ 1996-04-01 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
Thomas Hoffmann (hoffmann@ehmgs1.et.tu-dresden.de) wrote:
: Has any of the german cla readers an idea where to get N. Cohen's book
: from in Germany for a reasonable price ? My local book dealer has
: tremendous additional fees for "express delivering" or such funny
: services.
my experiences: Stuttgart (Wittwer) DM78.-, Bremen DM92.-
That differs due to exchange rate.
I think it is a very good bargain, though.
Usually you have to pay DM150.- to DM200.- for comparable quality+quantity.
--
Peter Hermann Tel:+49-711-685-3611 Fax:3758 ph@csv.ica.uni-stuttgart.de
Pfaffenwaldring 27, 70569 Stuttgart Uni Computeranwendungen
Team Ada: "C'mon people let the world begin" (Paul McCartney)
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* Re: "Ada as a second language" book
1996-03-29 0:00 "Ada as a second language" book John Howard
1996-03-30 0:00 ` Richard Pitre
1996-04-01 0:00 ` Thomas Hoffmann
@ 1996-04-01 0:00 ` Pierre Schonbaum
1996-04-03 0:00 ` John Howard
1996-04-02 0:00 ` Brian Hanson
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From: Pierre Schonbaum @ 1996-04-01 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
In article <Pine.SOL.3.91.960329161832.10350A-100000@solar.sky.net>,
John Howard <jhoward@solar.sky.net> wrote:
>Yesterday I got a copy of the book for $39. I had ordered it three
weeks
>ago at a local Anderson's book store. Last month the expected
price was
>$64. Thanks for the bargain!
>
>I am a Borland Pascal refugee and this is an excellent book:
>
> Cohen, Norman H. Ada as a Second Language, 2nd ed. McGraw-Hill,
> 1996. 1133 pp. (ISBN: 0-07-011607-5)
>
> Encyclopedic in scope, this book covers all of Ada 95, including
the
> predefined packages and the specialized-needs annexes. Each
chapter
> ends with a section addressed to users of Ada-83 compilers.
> Comparisons with C, C++, COBOL, Fortran, and Pascal avoid
> misconceptions about Ada and help readers recognize a new
notation for
> a familiar concept. Proceeding from introductory explanations
of
> fundamental software-engineering and programming concepts to
detailed
> and enlightening discussions of language features, and
containing
> hundreds of complete examples, Ada as a Second Language serves
as both
> a tutorial introduction and a complete reference to the Ada
language.
>
>-------------------------------------------------------------------
-----
>-- John Howard <jhoward@sky.net> -- Team Ada Team
OS/2 --
>-- Free Ada 95 compilers at
ftp://cs.nyu.edu/pub/gnat/ --
>-------------------------------------------------------------------
-----
>Psalm 22:30-31
Would you post contact information for Anderson's?
The best price I've been quoted is $58.
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* Re: "Ada as a second language" book
1996-03-29 0:00 "Ada as a second language" book John Howard
1996-03-30 0:00 ` Richard Pitre
@ 1996-04-01 0:00 ` Thomas Hoffmann
1996-04-01 0:00 ` Peter Hermann
1996-04-01 0:00 ` Pierre Schonbaum
1996-04-02 0:00 ` Brian Hanson
3 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: Thomas Hoffmann @ 1996-04-01 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
In article <828278634.7635@assen.demon.co.uk> john@assen.demon.co.uk (John McCabe) writes:
...
Has any of the german cla readers an idea where to get N. Cohen's book
from in Germany for a reasonable price ? My local book dealer has
tremendous additional fees for "express delivering" or such funny
services.
Thanks for any answers, Thomas.
--
=============================================================================
Thomas Hoffmann E-mail: hoffmann@ehms1.et.tu-dresden.de
TU Dresden Phone : +49 351 463 5399
Institut fuer Halbleiter- Fax: : +49 351 463 7172
und Mikrosystemtechnik
01062 Dresden, Germany.
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* Re: "Ada as a second language" book
1996-03-29 0:00 "Ada as a second language" book John Howard
` (2 preceding siblings ...)
1996-04-01 0:00 ` Pierre Schonbaum
@ 1996-04-02 0:00 ` Brian Hanson
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From: Brian Hanson @ 1996-04-02 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
I purchased this book two weeks ago at "Barnes and Nobles" book stores
for $35.00. I was amazed when told of the price given the content
and snapped it up immediately.
This store is in Roseville Minnesota.
--
-- Brian Hanson
-- brh@cray.com
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* Re: "Ada as a second language" book
1996-04-01 0:00 ` Pierre Schonbaum
@ 1996-04-03 0:00 ` John Howard
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From: John Howard @ 1996-04-03 0:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
Date of purchase: 03/28/96
Anderson Book Store
5429 Center Mall
Kansas City MO 64119
phone: 1+ (816) 4547677
Cohen, Norman H.
"Ada as a Second Language", 2nd edition. McGraw-Hill, 1996. 1133 pp.
ISBN: 0-07-011607-5
List price: $63.95
My cost was $37.95 + $2.47 (Missouri/local tax) = $40.42
Three weeks earlier, I had chosen the cheapest method for delivery to the
bookstore. The book store might have made a mistake after the book
arrived. The inside cover has a $46.25 written on it. Before I accepted
delivery with payment, I asked them if they were sure their $37.95 price
was right. Heck, I thought maybe it was the first edition or something
screwy. I was expecting to pay near list price. One of my nephews will
likely want a copy. I hope the bargain pricing remains.
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