Re: Ada caused failure of IBM's attempt to redesign air traffic system?

[deannelson@aol.com]

In article <56l5s7$699@news4.digex.net>, jamie@dcd00745.slip.digex.net
(Jamie Schrumpf) writes:

>>>Ted's claim that IBM walked away from a contract worth $5 billion
because
>it 
>>>had to be written is Ada is false. 
>>
>>IBM sold the entire Bethesda Md. branch involved in that paroject to
Loral, 
>and
>>then the project was abandoned.  Ada was the chief cause of the failure.
 
>>

Doesn't anyone really pay attention or read the papers?

True, IBM sold their Federal Systems branch to Loral. THE PROJECT WAS 
NOT ABANDONED! Lockheed bought Loral, but the Fed Sys branch was in the
running for this contract up until it was awarded to Raytheon, a few
months ago.
I was in close contact with our Fed Sys branch, as we, in Las Vegas,
developed
some special cards for this project. 


Dean Nelson
Lockheed Martin
Las Vegas, Nv