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Announcing
A D A - T U T R
The Interactive Ada Tutor!
On 25 March 1988, Software Innovations Technology announced ADA-TUTR,
an Ada Tutor program to train people to be excellent Ada programmers
in minimum time. It runs on PCs as well as mainframes.
Ada is an ideal programming language, because Ada programs tend to
have fewer errors, to be easier to read, and to be much easier to
modify later. The U.S. Department of Defense mandated the use of Ada
in mission-critical systems (DoD Directive 3405.2, 1987).
Not just a "quiz," ADA-TUTR is a thorough course of interactive
instruction that even checks "homework" assignments. ADA-TUTR
concentrates on teaching good program design, not just syntax, so that
programs will take advantage of the features of Ada that make them
more reliable and easier to maintain. ADA-TUTR was written by John J.
Herro, Ph.D., who taught a graduate course in Ada at the State
University of New York at Binghamton, and taught Ada to employees of
General Electric Co. and Grumman Aerospace Corp.
When ADA-TUTR is run on a PC, an Ada compiler is helpful, but not
required. A list of Ada compilers available for the PC, some of them
inexpensive, is included. The PC needs a hard disk or a 3 1/2" disk,
and can have a monochrome or color monitor. Since ADA-TUTR comes with
Ada source code, it will run on other computers with Ada compilers.
ADA-TUTR is marketed as "Shareware," which means that individuals,
schools, and companies may try the program without charge, making and
distributing as many copies as desired! To use the program after a
free trial, an individual registers for a one-time charge of only $25.
Organizations buy licenses for a one-time charge as follows:
Number of Users: Price of License:
Up to 100 only $450
Up to 500 only $725
Up to 2000 only $950
Unlimited only $2400
Individuals can earn generous commissions by selling registrations or
licenses. Full information is included with ADA-TUTR.
An update of ADA-TUTR is planned with the next revision of the Ada
language. Registered and licensed users receive updates for only $5.
For a copy of ADA-TUTR to try with no obligation, send only $10, or
send $5 and a blank, formatted, 5 1/4" DSDD diskette with a stamped,
addressed diskette mailer.
Software Innovations Technology
1083 Mandarin Dr. NE, Palm Bay, FL 32905-4706
(407)951-0233