Ada_tutr.arc and PC ADA...

Ada_tutr.arc and PC ADA...

[Rich Bainter AKA Pug]

I recently got the ada_tutr.arc from ajpo.sei.cmu.edu and can't figure out how
to unarc it. It doesn't appear to be in any version of pc archiving format that
we currently have. Any suggestions? I don't know of a main frame version that
uses .arc as an extension and BACKUP does not recognize it as a save set. Also
I am wondering if there is a version of ADA for the IBM PC. Any help here?

                                  Rich Bainter
                                     AKA
                                     Pug
Bitnet: ST9@JETSON or ST9@UHVAX1              Internet: ST9@elroy.uh.edu
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Ada_tutr.arc and PC ADA...

[Karl A. Nyberg]

In article <6795@helios.TAMU.EDU> st9@elroy.uh.edu writes:
>I recently got the ada_tutr.arc from ajpo.sei.cmu.edu and can't figure out how
>to unarc it. It doesn't appear to be in any version of pc archiving format
>that we currently have.

I'd recommend ftp'ing the more original (and complete) material from
WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL.  Try the directory pd2:<ada.ada-tutr>.

-- Karl --

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RE: Ada_tutr.arc and PC Ada

[Rick Conn]

ADA_TUTR.ARC is available on SIMTEL20 in PD:<MSDOS.ADA>.  It was arced
by ARC 5.21.  I don't know where the AJPO machine got it from, but if they
transferred it from SIMTEL20 and did not have the binary file transfer
settings of FTP set up correctly, it would have been corrupted by the
transfer and unarcable.

The source to ADA_TUTR is also on SIMTEL20 in ASCII.  See the ASR Master
Index or the online documentation for details on location.

Rick Conn

Re: Ada_tutr.arc and PC ADA...

[RICK CARLE]

In article <6795@helios.TAMU.EDU>, st9@elroy.uh.edu (Rich Bainter AKA Pug) writes:
> I recently got the ada_tutr.arc from ajpo.sei.cmu.edu and can't figure out how
> to unarc it. It doesn't appear to be in any version of pc archiving format that
> we currently have. Any suggestions?...

There's a small program named arce.com that will unarc ada_tutr.arc.
It's reissued at the beginning of each comp.binaries.ibm.pc "volume"
(every few mos.).  It's included in the c.b.i.p starter's kit.
Other programs that will work are arc, pkxarc, & pkunpak.  You can
download them from any of several bulletin boards, wait for the next
c.b.i.p. volume (#8), or check your site's old c.b.i.p. articles.

	Rick Carle

Re: Ada_tutr.arc and PC Ada

[Rick Conn]

Ada_tutr is a tutorial on Ada.  It runs on PCs, Suns, and any other
platform supported by an Ada compiler, is interactive (i.e., presents
material, asks questions, branches on the answers) and includes programming
problems.  It is shareware, and the source code (written in Ada) and
data files (encrypted) are available in the ASR.

Rick Conn