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From: Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com>
Subject: Re: Ada
Date: 2000/01/02
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In article <386F7856.26134B3E@quadruscorp.com>,
  "Marin D. Condic" <mcondic-nospam@quadruscorp.com> wrote:
> My only point was that for Ada to improve its market position,
> it needs to be presented to "The Masses" in a way that makes
> it easy to adopt and use. That's why I think a whole
> shrink-wrapped kit for the PC/Windows
> environment would be a good idea.

So .. don't stop at making the suggestion that "someone" (*)
do this, instead take the initiative to do it yourself. All
the ingrediants are there. You can certainly build what you
want from the public version of GNAT. Of course getting shelf
space at Fry's is a totally different kettle of fish :-)

(*) someone -- that elusive person to whom many tasks are
assigned, but who seldom follows through, and in fact is
rather hard to track down :-) :-)


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