davidm@sugar.hackercorp.com (David Martin) (09/08/90)
ALL: A friend tells me that ADA is being released for the Commodore Amiga by Oxxi. Has anyone heard the details about it yet? Or about their new program editor? M2 compiler also? -- signature...I'll figure it out later. Freelance writer for hire!
sdl@linus.mitre.org (Steven D. Litvinchouk) (09/08/90)
In article <6547@sugar.hackercorp.com> davidm@sugar.hackercorp.com (David Martin) writes: > ALL: > A friend tells me that ADA is being released for the > Commodore Amiga by Oxxi. Has anyone heard the details > about it yet? Or about their new program editor? M2 > compiler also? I called Oxxi about this, but all I got was a receptionist. I asked the usual questions (are they looking for beta test sites for Ada, etc.). All she knew was that they are indeed "doing something with Ada," but so far no one has returned my phone call with any more substantive news. By the way, the language name is "Ada," not "ADA". "ADA" is an acronym that stands for such organizations as "American Dental Association," "Americans for Democratic Action," etc. -- Steven Litvintchouk MITRE Corporation Burlington Road Bedford, MA 01730 (617)271-7753 ARPA: sdl@mbunix.mitre.org UUCP: ...{att,decvax,genrad,ll-xn,philabs,utzoo}!linus!sdl "Where does he get those wonderful toys?" -- J. Napier (a.k.a. "The Joker")
xanthian@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG (Kent Paul Dolan) (09/10/90)
davidm@sugar.hackercorp.com (David Martin) writes: >ALL: > A friend tells me that ADA is being released for the >Commodore Amiga by Oxxi. Has anyone heard the details >about it yet? Or about their new program editor? M2 >compiler also? I bought my Modula-2 compiler through OXXI - stay away from them. Ada for the Amiga sounds like a dream come true, but it OXXI is involved, nightmare is more likely to be the result. At a minimum, let everybody else go through the non-delivery, the unanswered phone calls and letters, the unkept promises, until they've proved that this time they're _not_ out to screw the customers. Like I've said before about shady business practices, the net has a long memory and a wide reach. Kent, the man from xanth. <xanthian@Zorch.SF-Bay.ORG> <xanthian@well.sf.ca.us> -- The M2 compiler was finally provide _at shipping cost_ from Avante Garde in Plano TX after OXXI refused to honor their upgrade guarantee; nice people at A.G.
xanthian@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG (Kent Paul Dolan) (09/10/90)
davidm@sugar.hackercorp.com (David Martin) writes: >ALL: > A friend tells me that ADA is being released for the >Commodore Amiga by Oxxi. Has anyone heard the details >about it yet? Or about their new program editor? M2 >compiler also? I bought my Modula-2 compiler through OXXI - stay away from them. Ada for the Amiga sounds like a dream come true, but if OXXI is involved, nightmare is more likely to be the result. At a minimum, let everybody else go through the non-delivery, the unreturned phone calls and unanswered letters, the unkept promises, until they've proved that this time they're _not_ out to screw the customers with vaporware or shoddy merchandise. Like I've said before about shady business practices, the net has a long memory and a wide reach. Especially the grouchy parts of the net. Kent, the man from xanth. <xanthian@Zorch.SF-Bay.ORG> <xanthian@well.sf.ca.us> -- The M2 compiler was finally provided _at shipping cost_ from Avante Garde Software in Plano, TX after OXXI refused to honor their upgrade guarantee; nice people at A.G.S.