Re: Paper on 9x enhancements

[pipex!sunic!kth.se!news.kth.se!e92_spe@uunet.uu.net (Stefan Petersen)]

>   >I'm looking for a paper describing the essential enhencements of Ada9x in
>   >respect to Ada 83. I am not looking for a whole manual or tutorial for Ada
>   >since I'm fluent in Ada 83. Is there such a thing publicly available ?
>   >(I could not find one in the 9x program office FTP directories)
>
>   There is an Ada 9X project report titled: "Introducing Ada 9X", dated
>   february, 1993, that gives exactly what you want.
>
>   I got it because I signed up for it the last time I was at Tri-Ada.
>
>   I only have a paper version, but there must be an on-line version somewhere
.
>
>   Does anyone know?

You should look where you always should look in the first place when
you want documentation on an Ada specific thing ;-)
ajpo.sei.cmu.edu

Please everyone. Write this up, ajpo.sei.cmu.edu

In /public/ada9x/ada9x.reports I found this README (not complete):
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This file:  ajpo.sei.cmu.edu: /public/ada9x/ada9x.reports/README

*** INTRODUCING Ada 9X ***

intro-Feb93.9x		- Ada 9X Project Report, Introducing Ada 9X, 
intro-Feb93.tar.Z	  February 1993

intro-9x.sit		- Stuffit archive for Mac, Microsoft Word format
intro-wd.exe		- self-extracting LHA archive for DOS, 
			  Microsoft Word format
intro-wp.exe		- self-extracting LHA archive for DOS,
			  WordPerfect format

[RTF can be imported by a variety of programs on several platforms
including Macs, PCs and NeXTs.  It may need some adjustments after
importing, depending on available fonts, etc.]

intro-rtf.tar.Z		- Microsoft Rich Text Format (RTF), chapters Unix
			  tar'd and compressed
intro-rtf.tar.z		- Microsoft Rich Text Format (RTF), chapters Unix
			  tar'd, and compressed with GNU standard compress
			  program, gzip.  (gzip is available from 
			  prep.ai.mit.edu and other sites.)

... missing text ...

9x-guide.txt		- How to Program in Ada 9X, Using Ada 83 by
9x-guide.ps		  Dr. Erhard Ploedereder, Chairman of the Ada 9X
			  Distinguished Reviewers (paper)

The Ada 9X documents are also available electronically on the Ada 9X
BBS at 800/Ada9X25 or 301/459-8939.  

For information on how to obtain hard copies of these or any other Ada
9X Project Reports, contact the Ada Information Clearinghouse at
800/AdaIC-11 or 703/685-1477.
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By the way, where is the FAQ?? Shouldn`t it be posted more often than what
is done??  Even though it`s not updated, I think it should be
posted at least.

>   Ray
>   blaak@csri.toronto.edu

Stefan Petersen (e92_spe@elixir.e.kth.se)