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From: jls@netcom.COM (Jim Showalter)
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Subject: Re: Patriot problem, more info available?
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Date: 8 Jun 91 04:14:12 GMT
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>How old is the Patriot missile system?  If such a system were implemented
>today, wouldn't it be required to be done in Ada?

The system was begun before the Ada language definition was complete
and before the Ada mandate was in place. If it were started today,
it would be done in Ada.
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