From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.5-pre1 (2020-06-20) on ip-172-31-74-118.ec2.internal X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.5-pre1 Date: 16 Aug 91 18:01:40 GMT From: ads.com!saturn!bhanafee@decwrl.dec.com (Brian Hanafee) Subject: Re: New user and dumb questions .... Message-ID: List-Id: No, there is not a FAQ for this newsgroup. There are, however, two ftp sites which may be of interest. The first is ajpo.sei.cmu.edu, which is the Ada Joint Program Office, Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie-Mellon University. (Actually, I have heard that CMU is not directly affiliated with SEI, but they are close. Maybe somebody else could clarify this.) That site has the Ada LRM as well as lots of other interesting Ada info. The second is wsmr-simtel20.army.mil, which is the Ada Software Repository, kept at White Sands Missile Range (I don't know why). This site is a pain to use (TOPS20), but it has a very large selection of PD Ada programs and components. You might also send a request to Ada-SW-Request@wsmr-simtel20.army.mil to get on the Ada-SW digest mailing list. The contents of this list are different from this newsgroup. Finally, you should call the Ada Information Clearinghouse to get on their mailing list. This last mailing list is real, US Postal mail. Their number is 1-800-Ada-ic11. Ask for their Ada information packet and a subscription to their newsletter. Both are free. No, there are no PD/Shareware Ada compilers. There are one or two which implement "Pascal subsets" of Ada. None are intended for anything other than educational uses. The cheapest way to get a fully functional, validated Ada compiler is through Meridian Software Systems. They offer Ada compilers for both MS-DOS and MacOs. The last I heard, the educational price for them was $149 each. 1-800-221-2522. You can get a list of all validated Ada compilers from the ajpo.sei.cmu.edu ftp site. Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with any of the above organizations except as a user or customer. I speak only for myself and, in particular, I do not speak for my employer. -- Brian Hanafee Advanced Decision Systems bhanafee@ads.com 1500 Plymouth Street (415) 960-7300 Mountain View, CA 94043-1230