May 01, 2002

Free ObjectAda ^® for Windows ^® Special Edition 7.2.2 ReadMe

Welcome !

We appreciate your interest in ObjectAda ^®, the best-selling Ada 95 product, from Aonix^® .  For your evaluation, we offer ObjectAda Special Edition 7.2.2, a fully operational ObjectAda programming environment for Windows ^®, including a number of associated tools in demo form.

Two configurations of ObjectAda Special Edition 7.2.2, Full and Core, are available for downloading:

The Serial Code is: "demo" for all cases.

FULL   -- A complete system packaged with a setup.exe Windows installation program.

Installing the software :

• Download the full_722.zip file
• Open full_722.zip and extract the files it contains to a location on your disk
• Run the setup.exe found in the newly extracted ObjectAda_SE_7.2.2 folder, and follow the instructions
• Setup will require you to supply a serial number for the installation.  The serial number is "DEMO".

Starting ObjectAda :

• Go to your Start menu
• Click on Programs
• Select the ObjectAda icon found in the ObjectAda Program Group created by setup

CORE  --  Reduced in size for easier download, this configuration has no help files and no installation program to create an entry for ObjectAda in your Start menu.

Installing the software:  

• Download the core_722.zip file
• Open core_722.zip and extract the files to a location on your disk

Starting ObjectAda :  

• Go to the newly extracted ObjectAda_SE_7.2.2\bin folder
• Create a Windows shortcut to the oa.exe file
• Move the shortcut onto your Desktop

	We hope you enjoy  ObjectAda® for Windows® Special Edition!

ObjectAda ^® for Windows ^® Special Edition License

The Special Edition of ObjectAda for Windows is a fully operational version of ObjectAda and does not require a license key.  However, its usage is subject to certain restrictions described below.  This edition of ObjectAda for Windows may not be used for commercial development purpose.

It contains a fully-functional environment but operates under the following limitations: a program may contain no more than 35 units; a compilation unit may contain to more than 20 tasks; a compilation may not exceed 2000 lines (550 for Java compilations).  The compiler is not formally validated.  In addition to these limitations, certain supplemental tools, such as the GUI Builder and the HOT_Ada tutorial, are provided only in demo form.  In particular, the GUI Builder disallows saving and therefore code generation, and as such does not include the associated GUI Builder object library.

NO WARRANTY

Any material furnished by Aonix is furnished on an "as is" basis. Aonix makes no warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied as to any matter including, but not limited to, warranty of fitness for a particular purpose or merchantability, exclusivity or results obtained from use of the material. Aonix does not make any warranty of any kind with respect to freedom from patent, trademark, or copyright infringement.

ObjectAda^® for Windows^®
(commercial editions)

Our commercial editions of ObjectAda^® for Windows^® offer a variety of features geared toward professional Windows development, including:

• Formal Ada 95 validation
• No compilation restrictions
• Full GUI Builder (now featuring OCX control import!)
• Unrestricted Java^(tm) byte code support
• Enhanced Win32 bindings (to latest Windows^® NT release)
• "Core" MFC bindings
• NIST certifiable thick ODBC bindings
• Plot and Draw graphical libraries
• Additional CM integration options
• Integration with Aonix Software through Pictures^®  (StP)
• An included Ada 95 textbook
• HOT_Ada tutorial
• Online documentation
• Bound hardcopy documentation (extra)
• Subscription and support services (extra)

ObjectAda ^® for UNIX ^®

ObjectAda ^® for UNIX ^® comes in StarterPack, CorePack and ProjectPack bundles, which include a variety of features including:

• Full CDE-compatible visual environment with CLI options
• Extensive compiler optimizations
• Java ^(tm) support
• POSIX bindings
• Support for Annexes C & D
• TeleUSE ^® UIMS for design and implementation of application GUI interfaces
• High end semantic/language sensitive development tools
• CM integration packages
• Integration with Aonix Software through Pictures^® (StP) UML modeling tool
• Networking support
• Online documentation
• Bound hardcopy documentation (extra)
• Full support services (extra)

ObjectAda ^® Real-Time Editions

Other ObjectAda products are available for a variety of real-time development platforms.  They are hosted on both Windows^® and UNIX^® , and target Intel^® /Pentium^® and PowerPC^(tm) processors running Tornado ^®/VxWorks ^®, LynxOS ^®, ETS (embedded Win32), embedded JVM, and RAVEN^(tm) --Aonix's own high-performance hard real-time & safety-critical kernel. Many other host/target combinations are under active development.  Thanks to the ObjectAda development environment, these products represent the fastest, easiest to use, and best of the available integrated real-time embedded and safety-critical solutions.

Check our web site at www.aonix.com for the latest news and information about upcoming releases of Aonix ObjectAda products.  If you have questions or comments about any of our ObjectAda products, or would like information about training and consulting packages that are available,  please contact your nearest sales representative:

US: info@aonix.com
France: info@aonix.fr
Germany: info@aonix.de
UK: info@aonix.co.uk
Sweden: info@aonix.se
 
 

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