Ada Programming Language Materials, 1981-1990. Finding Aid.

Summary Information

Title: Ada programming language materials
Dates: 1981-1990
Creator: Barryte, Steven E.
Extent: 3 boxes (0.8 cubic feet)
Language: English
Collection Number: CBI 157
Abstract:

A collection of corporate, government, and user group documents regarding the development, implementation, and use of the Ada programming language.

Repository: University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute.

Access and Use

Acquisition Information:

The records were given to Stanford University Libraries, History of Science and Technology Collections, by Steven E. Barryte, and subsequently transferred to the Charles Babbage Institute.

Access Restrictions:

Access to this collection is unrestricted.

Copyright:

The Charles Babbage Institute holds the copyright to all materials in the collection, except for items covered by a prior copyright (such as published materials). Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provisions of the copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).

Preferred Citation:

Ada Programming Language Materials (CBI 157), Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Arrangement

The materials in this collection are arranged into the following groups:

• Corporate Publications, 1985-1989
• Government Publications, 1981-1990
• Press Clippings-Citations, 1986-1989
• Special Interest/User Groups, Professional Consortia, 1988-1989
• University of Vermont Course Materials, 1985

Within each series, items are arranged alphabetically by office of origin or publication title.

Historical Note

Ada is a high-level programming language developed in the period between 1975-1980 to supercede the hundreds of critical systems languages used by the U.S. Department of Defense. The language was standardized in 1983, and revised in 1995.

Collection Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of corporate product literature describing software products designed for the Ada language; U.S. government publications, including Ada 9X project reports, technical reports, working papers, newsletters; and user group information produced by or for the U.S. government concerning implementing and working with the Ada language.

Subject Terms

Index Terms

• This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.
• SIGAda
• Ada (Computer program language)

Box and Folder List

Location		Title
		Corporate Publications, 1985-1989
Box 1		AdaData  Box 1, Folder 1
		Alsys, Inc.  Box 1, Folder 1
		BiiN  Box 1, Folder 1
		Concurrent Computer Corporation  Box 1, Folder 1
		DDC-I, Inc.  Box 1, Folder 1
		Digital Equipment Corporation; see SD-Scicon  Box 1, Folder 3
		Grebyn Corporation  Box 1, Folder 2
		Harris Corporation  Box 1, Folder 2
		Hughes Aircraft Company  Box 1, Folder 2
		ICONIX  Box 1, Folder 2
		Industrial Programming, Inc.  Box 1, Folder 2
		Intel Corporation  Box 1, Folder 2
		InterACT Corporation  Box 1, Folder 2
		McDonnell Douglas  Box 1, Folder 2
		National Semiconductor Corporation  Box 1, Folder 2
		Proprietary Software Systems  Box 1, Folder 2
		Raytheon  Box 1, Folder 2
		Ready Systems  Box 1, Folder 2
		Scientific Placement, Inc.  Box 1, Folder 3
		SD-Scicon [formerly Systems Designers Software, Inc.]  Box 1, Folder 3
		Tandem Computers  Box 1, Folder 3
		Tartan Laboratories  Box 1, Folder 3
		Tektronik, Inc.  Box 1, Folder 3
		Telesoft  Box 1, Folder 3
		Xinotech  Box 1, Folder 3
		Government Publications, 1981-1990
		Ada 9X Project Reports, 1989-1990.
Box 1		Ada 9X Project Plan, January 1989.  Box 1, Folder 4
		Character Set Issues for Ada 9X, October 1989. Box 1, Folder 5
		A Study of Implementation-Dependent Programs and Attributes in Ada, November 1989.  Box 1, Folder 6
		Shared Variables and Ada 9X Issues, January 1990.  Box 1, Folder 7
		The Fixed Point Facility in Ada, February 1990.  Box 1, Folder 8
		Ada Information Clearinghouse Newsletter, 1986-1990.  Box 1, Folder 9-10
Box 2		Ada-JOVIAL Newsletter, 1986-1990. Box 2, Folder 1-2
		Ada-JOVIAL Users Group Meetings, 1985-1988. Box 2, Folder 3-5
		Government Publications, 1981-1989. Box 2, Folder 6-7
		Press Clippings/Citations, 1986-1989
Box 3		Press Clippings/Citations  Box 3, Folder 1
		Special Interest/User Groups, Professional Consortia, 1986-1989
Box 3		Association for Computing Machinery SIGAda, 1986-1989. Box 3, Folder 2-3
		Ada Expo convention brochure, 1988. Box 3, Folder 4
		Ada Language Issues Working Group Meeting Minutes, December 1987. Box 3, Folder 4
		Numerical Algorithms Group Ada Library, 1988-1989. Box 3, Folder 4
		Rational Users' Group Newsletter, February 1988-January 1989. Box 3, Folder 4
		University of Vermont Course Materials, 1985
Box 3		University of Vermont Course Materials  Box 3, Folder 5