From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,7ee10ec601726fbf X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-09 07:41:42 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.cwix.com!sjc-peer.news.verio.net!news.verio.net!iad-read.news.verio.net.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Vincent Marciante" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <5ee5b646.0110080702.5a3392e7@posting.google.com> <9psq8m$9ic1@news.cis.okstate.edu> Subject: Re: is Ada dying? X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Message-ID: Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 10:42:36 -0400 NNTP-Posting-Host: 160.79.20.98 X-Complaints-To: abuse@verio.net X-Trace: iad-read.news.verio.net 1002638499 160.79.20.98 (Tue, 09 Oct 2001 14:41:39 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2001 14:41:39 GMT Organization: Verio Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:14019 Date: 2001-10-09T10:42:36-04:00 List-Id: "David Starner" wrote in message news:9psq8m$9ic1@news.cis.okstate.edu... > However, there is a certain point where a technology is at least dying. > OS/2, for example, has one implementation, another version of which will > never be released, so saith IBM. I think that qualifies as moribund > without doubt. Doubt it! www.eComStation.com is an OS/2 client with an SMP option available for about $100 more. It comes with _two_ office suites, a bunch of other software and _IS_ being actively developed. (Also, the new installer lets you boot directly from CD - no harddisk at all is necessary!) Vincent Marciante > -- > David Starner - dstarner98@aasaa.ofe.org > Pointless website: http://dvdeug.dhis.org > "I saw a daemon stare into my face, and an angel touch my breast; each > one softly calls my name . . . the daemon scares me less." > - "Disciple", Stuart Davis