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From: jerry@jvdsys.nextjk.stuyts.nl (Jerry van Dijk)
Subject: Re: Starting out - good compiler for DOS?
Date: 1996/08/04
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Date: 1996-08-04T00:00:00+00:00
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Adrian Urquhart (urquhart@netcomuk.co.uk) wrote:

: I'm currently looking at Ada as a replacement/alternative to C++, but
: getting hold of a compiler isn't easy! I can get EZ2LOAD from lots of
: FTP sites, but with my 14,400 modem it's going to take a long time...

Well, you don't really need /all/ of EZ2LOAD to get started. There should
be a readme file telling you what you minimally need. 

On a 14K4 that might (depending on the throughput of your link) take 
a little over an hour. And yes, I have a 14K4 link also :-(

And besides, compare those download cost to the price of a commercial
compiler... you still come out ahead.

If you have a CD-ROM, the best way is of course getting a Ada CD. The
walnut creek one is IMHO the best. But make sure you have at least the
july '96 disk! (still haven't been able to track one over here :-((( )

Good luck. I'm sure that you are going to /love/ Ada.

Jerry.