Bulletin Board Postings??

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From:	NAME: Fred McMullen                 
	FUNC: TRW                             
	TEL: 205.830.3561                     <MCMULLEN_FRED_STMSFC@A1@STMSFC>
To:	"INFO-ADA-REQUEST@AJPO.SEI.CMU.EDU"@EAST@MRGATE@WPC


          
          Dear Sirs:  
            
                 I am trying to help a friend with a request for information, 
          she was informed that posting her request on your bulletin-board 
          entitled "Info-Ada" would be a good idea.  Unfortunately I am not 
          a internet guru and do not know how to do this, but I do have access 
          to Internet via SPAN whereas she does not.  Can you help us please.  
          Would you please tell me how and if I am allowed to post messages 
          to your bulletin board?  The message that I would like to post this  
          time is as follows:  
            
            
            
            
          Title: Request for Ada Environment Evaluations  
          Internet Destination: Info-Ada @ AJPO.SEI.CMU.EDU  
            
                 I am interested in feed back from past/present users of the 
          following Ada environments -   
           
                 o      Verdix Ada under DEC ULTRIX (not RISC-Ultrix)  
                 o      Cray Ada under UNICOS  
                 o      Convex Ada under Convex OS  
            
           
                 In particular our interests are:  
                 1.   Stability of the environment - how buggy is it?  Are 
                       compiler/environment problems likely to crater/hinder 
                      a large scale development program on a short schedule 
                      (500,000 LOC/9 months)?  
            
                 2.   Vendor support - how timely do they respond to user 
                      problems?  Are they cooperative?  Do they help users 
                      develop work-arounds for detected bugs?  
            
                 3.   How stable is the Ada Library Manager?  Are system-level 
                      recompilations frequently required to overcome 
                      bugs/shortcomings?  
            
                 4.   How well synchronized are the OS upgrades and the Ada  
                        upgrades?  
            
                 5.   Our application will make heavy use of generics, 
                      separates, and possibly tasking (distributed if 
                      available).  Any comments?  
            
                 6.   How good is the Ada debugger?  Is it Buggy?  
            
                 7.   General comments.  
            
          Your inputs are greatly appreciated.  
            
          Lorrie Hellier (205)830-3826 or  
          C/O    MCMULLEN%STMSFC.dnet@east.gsfc.nasa.gov