Re: Any ADA tutors out there?

[Edmond Walsh <edmond@walsh.demon.co.uk>]

In article <3395065E.B0@sprintmail.com>, "John G. Volan"
<johnvolan@sprintmail.com> writes
>AJ wrote:
>> 
>> Sorry if this is a repetitive question on this group, but I need to learn
>> 'ADA' & I need to learn it FAST.  I catch on relatively quick & am very
>> computer friendly.  Lemmie know if you can help. -AJ
>> Also in search of good downloadable tutorials & instruction books, web
>> sites, etc...
>
>No problem, try going to the following URL:
>
>http://www.adahome.com/
>
>You will find everything you need there, including online tutorials,
>etc. etc.
>
>However, for your first lesson: "Ada" is not an acronym. It is the name
>of a person, Augusta Ada Byron, Countess of Lovelace, 1815-1852,
>daughter of the poet Lord Byron, and assistant to the mathematician
>Charles Babbage. Babbage designed a mechanical computer, but could never
>build it, because 19th century Britain just did not have the precision
>machine-tooling necessary to fabricate the fine gears it would require.
>However, Ada, a brilliant mathematician in her own right, wrote
>instructions on how Babbage's "Analytical Engine" might perform certain
>computations.  Had the thing been built, her instructions would have
>worked.  For this, she is credited as being the first computer
>programmer in history.
>
>The programming language you inquired about was named in her honor.
>"ADA" on the other hand refers either to the "Americans with
>Disabilities Act" or the "American Dental Association".  If you are
>disabled with a toothache, you will have to inquire with some other
>newsgroup ... ;-)
>
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