On-Line and FREE Software Repositories
Reusable Ada source code for a wide variety of applications is available
on-line for FREE from the Software Repositories and the companies listed
in this flyer. [Note: some resources listed here require potential
users to apply and register for an account.]
Selected Sources
Ada Joint Program Office (AJPO) Internet Host
Source code from some AJPO-sponsored projects it
available to anyone through the Ada host
(sw-eng.falls-church.va.us) on the Internet. There is
no need to establish an account on the host. Anyone
with Internet access may retrieve source code via
anonymous ftp; those without Internet access may
access the host through a dial-up connection
(703/681-2845, DSN 761-2845). Contact the Ada Information Clearinghouse fo rmore information.
Asset Source for Software Engineering Technology (ASSET)
ASSET is a software reuse library available to software developers
in government, industry, and academia who hold accounts. ASSET components can be
generally categorized as: Ada Standards and Bindings, Data Base
Management Systems, Software Development Process, Software
Engineering Environment, and Software Reuse Technologies. Users
interested in applying for an ASSET account should contact: Account Administrator, SAIC/ASSET,
1350 Earl L. Core Road, Morgantown, WV 26505; Telephone: 304/284-9009; FAX: 304/284-9001;
info@source.asset.com.
Computer Software Management and Information Center (COSMIC)
COSMIC Distributes software developed by NASA to industry, government, and academia.
Source code and documentation can be purchased
separately, and abstracts are available free of charge. An on-line catalog is also available. For more
information, contact: COSMIC, The University of Georgia, 382 East
Broad Street, Athens, GA 30602, 404/542-3265; FAX: 404/542-4807;
service@cosmic.uga.edu.
Defense Software Repository System (DSRS)
DSRS is an automated library of reusable software development
components available to the DoD and other Government agencies,
including supporting contractors. The DSRS is fully interoperable with
the CARDS and SAIC/ASSET libraries. Users must register to use the
DSRS. For more information on the DSRS, contact: Software Reuse
Program, Customer Assistance Office, 5600 Columbia Pike, Falls Church,
VA, 22041, 703/681-2349, FAX: 703/681-2813.
National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
NTIS is a self-supporting publishing agency for the U.S.
Department of Commerce. It provides a free catalog of the
software available from the Federal Computer Products Center,
which is a clearinghouse for over 3500 products from about 100
Federal agencies. Contact: NTIS, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, 5825
Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161, or call the nonprint
product manager (Federal Computer Products Center), 703/487-4650,
or 800/553-NTIS.
Public Ada Library (Ada Software Repository)
The Public Ada Library (PAL) provides more than 100 megabytes
of programs, components, tools, general information, and educational
materials on Ada. It also contains materials on the Very High Speed
Integrated Circut (VHSIC) Hardware Description Language (HDL),
which is based on Ada. For information, contact: Public Ada Library,
c/o Computer Science Department, 1 Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1045,
Washington University at St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130-4899,
314/935-6160; FAX: 314/935-7302; conn@wunet.wustl.edu.
Miscellaneous Sources of Ada Components
Ada Language System/Navy (ALS/N) Common Ada Baseline (CAB)
The available ALS/N products are contained in a $100 basic package
and a $50 optional package. The basic package includes: the ALS/N
Installation and Maintenance Guide with Installation Notes, the
ALS/N Reference Handbook with Release Notes, the General Purpose
Text Editor and Text Formatter System Operator's Manual, the
General Purpose Software Users Manual, the System Operator's
Manual, and the Configuration Management Identification Tools,
which includes a Configuration Management Report Generator
Software Users Manual. The basic package also includes the PSE
Tools Subsystem, the AdaVAX Tools Subsystem, and the VAX/VMS
System Program Library on VMS/VAX backup format tapes. The
optional package includes: the Ada/L Program Support Environment
Handbook, the Ada/L Run-Time Environment Handbook, the Ada/M
Program Support Environment Handbook, and the Ada/M Run-Time
Environment Handbook, and Release Notes for Users.
For more information, contact: Lisa Davis, Syscon Corp., 9841
Broken Land Parkway, Columbia, MD 21046, 301/381-8300.
Ada Math Advantage
A library of over 100 frequently used Ada components for
developers of signal-processing, image-processing, and other
matrix and math-intensive Ada applications. The software is
warranted and supported. For more information, contact:
Quantitative Technology Corp., 9305 W. Nimbus Place,
Beaverton, OR 97005, or call George Pan, 503/626-6012, Fax: 503/641-6012.
Booch Components
A library of over 500 reusable components. The source code
supports object-oriented design and standard abstract types that
can be implemented in many ways. Several of its utility packages
provide sorting, searching, character matching, and other
capabilities. Contact: Grady Booch, Wizard Software, Inc., 2171
South Parfet Court, Lakewood, CO, 303/986-2405.
Common Ada Missile Packages (CAMP)
Operational flight software parts in Ada for tactical missiles.
CAMP consists of 454 reusable Ada components. The software is
distributed on ANSI standard labeled 9-track 1600-b.p.i. tapes.
For more information about CAMP and CAMP products, contact: Data &
Analysis Center for Software, c/o Kaman Sciences Corporation, P.O.
Box 120, Utica, NY 13503, 315/734-3696; FAX: 315/734-3699; dacs@utica.kaman.com.
HALO Professional
HALO Professional is a library of over 200 graphic subroutines for
Ada software that runs under MS-DOS/Alsys and Meridian. Contact:
Media Cybernetics, Inc., 8484 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD
20910, or call 301/495-3305.
Math Pack and Stat Pack
The Math Pack Ada library consists of 19 generic packages
containing over 320 subprograms; the Stat Pack Ada library
contains over 250 Ada subprograms. MassTech, Inc., 3108 Hillsboro
Road, Huntsville, AL 35805, 205/539-8360, Fax: 205/533-6730.
NAG Ada Library
Mathematical components offered by Numerical Algorithms Group,
Inc. Package units include basic arithmetic, input/output,
extended arithmetic, ordinary and partial differential equations,
random numbers, and error trapping. For additional information,
contact Numerical Algorithms Group, Inc., 1400 Opus Place, Suite 200,
Downers Grove, IL 60515, 708/971-2337; FAX: 708/971-2706; caswell@nag.com.
Rational Software Library Catalog
The Rational Software Library Catalog lists about 100 software
tools and utilities designed to make Ada programmers more
productive on the Rational environment. The programs include math
libraries, graphics, library management tools, etc. Free to
Rational customers. Contact: Rational, 3320 Scott Boulevard,
Santa Clara, CA 95054-3197, or call Jeff Snyder, 408/496-3600.
The AdaSoft Components Kit (TACK)
TACK tools include AdaMenus and AdaWindows, both written entirely
in Ada; available in both source code and object code; source
code, $950; object code (for selected compilers), $195. For more
information, contact: Jerry Horsewood, AdaSoft, Inc., 8750-9
Cherry Lane, Laurel, MD 20707, 301/725-7014.
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