From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,d1df6bc3799debed,start X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: "Robert C. Leif, Ph.D." Subject: Not intended for use in medical, Date: 1997/04/23 Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970423164855.00746db8@mail.4dcomm.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 237089667 Sender: Ada programming language X-Sender: rleif@mail.4dcomm.com Comments: cc: Kaz Kylheku Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1997-04-23T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: To: Tim Behrendsen, Kaz Kylheku et al. From: Robert C. Leif, Ph.D. Vice President Ada_Med The quote," Intel products are not intended for use in medical, life saving, or life sustaining applications." as you stated is in Pentium Processor Specification Update_ from Intel, January 1997. I called Intel. The document can be ordered at 800.548.4725. Intel said that there was no charge. The National 32 bit processor had a similar disclaimer. Do you or any of the other readers of Comp.Lang.Ada know of other similar disclaimers? Many medical instruments use Intel 486 and Pentium devices. This quote may provide an excellent opportunity in the medical device business, which is NOT puny. My question is, Does validation of an Ada compiler on a platform provide significant evidence that the processor produces valid object code? Would any of the other Ada test suites help? I deliberately used the word significant rather than sufficient. If anyone knows how to prove sufficiency, I would also like a comment. Any other suggestions that would permit realistic development of medical devices would be appreciated. Microsoft would be well advised to include this type of disclaimer. Actually, Bill Gates would be best advised to suggest that medical device manufacturers purchase Ada compilers. Microsoft is a product liability lawyer's dream come true, real deep pockets. Many medical devices are hosted on Windows and Windows NT Intel computers. Macintoshes are also used. Although the lawyers are of interest, the response of the FDA will be more interesting. You wrote ---------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 14:18:41 GMT From: Tim Behrendsen Subject: Re: Any research putting c above ada? Kaz Kylheku wrote in article <5j5kqf$adm@bcrkh13.bnr.ca>... > Consider this: SNIP > Intel products are not intended for use in medical, life saving, or > life sustaining applications. > > This quote is taken from _Pentium Processor Specification Update_ from Intel, > January 1997. It is in the very first disclaimer paragraph on the inside > front cover. The reason is probably that the medical market is so puny that they figured it wasn't worth being dragged into a lawsuit if a medical manufacturer was sued. That sounds like lawyer-speak to me. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------