Paradise is a subsystem (a set of packages) developed to implemeNt iNter-processes, iNter-tasks aNd iNter-machiNe commuNicatioN for Ada programs uNder UNix. This subsystem gives the user full access to files, pipes, sockets (both UNix aNd INterNet) aNd pseudo-devices. Paradise has beeN ported to SuN, DEC, SoNy MIPS, Verdex compiler, DEC compiler, Alsys/Systeam compiler. {VersioN 2.0 of the library (ftp://cNam.cNam.fr/pub/Ada/Paradise)}. E-mail: Nfo@cNam.cNam.fr>. (1992-09-30)