Re: Ada -- a popular language?

[mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu (Michael Feldman)]

In article <3354C73E.54B@lmtas.lmco.com>,
Byron  <Byron.B.Kauffman@lmtas.lmco.com> wrote:

>Seriously, I'd really like to see Aonix's stuff in a retail shop. Under
>100$
>sounds real cheap to me, or even $75 or so for Dr. Feldman's book that
>includes ActivAda.

You're almost right. First of all, we're talking about Aonix _ObjectAda_
(Ada 95!), not ActivAda. Second, the book to which you're referring
currently retails for around $50. (in the US; I dunno about overseas
pricing, but AW says it should be about the same in local currency).

(Since it's illegal for a publisher to fix retail US prices, this 
is an approximate but educated guess.:-))

Further, while AW was originally going to do a version of the book
with the Aonix CD and one without, they've decided to drop the
"without" version and just bundle the CD with all copies. Anyone
ordering under the original ISBN will get the new ISBN now, with
the CD included.

The original "Academic Ada" plan would have restricted distribution of
that CD to academic bookstores, but the Aonix ObjectAda Special Edition
(which is what "Academic Ada" has become, essentially) does not have
such a restriction. Since Borders and other large chains have been
carrying the CD-less version since it cameout in Feb 1996, I figure
the with-CD version will find its way there as well.

The ISBN you want is 0-201-30485-6. For details, look at AW's website
for the book, 

http://www.aw.com/cseng/authors/feldman/cs1-ada2e/cs1-ada2e.html

If you're curious how the book might be used in classes, check out
the instructors manual at

http://www.seas.gwu.edu/faculty/mfeldman/cs1-im

To see a full set of course materials from my CS1 and CS2 courses
(course outline, project assignments, code, etc.) see

http://www.seas.gwu.edu/classes/cs1
http://www.seas.gwu.edu/classes/cs2

Just settin' the record straight...

Mike Feldman