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From: clines@delete_this.airmail.net (Kevin Cline)
Subject: Re: Not intended for use in medical,
Date: 1997/04/25
Date: 1997-04-25T00:00:00+00:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <336c2531.6986514@news.airmail.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 3.0.32.19970423164855.00746db8@mail.4dcomm.com


"Robert C. Leif, Ph.D." <rleif@RLEIF.COM> wrote:

>
>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. 

However, it is a tiny fraction of the total chip market.


> My question is, Does validation of an Ada
>compiler on a platform provide significant evidence that the processor
>produces valid object code?  

It didn't for Ada-83.  In 1991 I found code generation bgs in both the
validated Verdix compiler and the validated Telesoft compiler.






  parent reply	other threads:[~1997-04-25  0:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 127+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
1997-04-23  0:00 Not intended for use in medical, Robert C. Leif, Ph.D.
1997-04-24  0:00 ` J. Florio
1997-04-25  0:00 ` Kevin Cline [this message]
1997-04-25  0:00   ` Robert Dewar
1997-04-25  0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1997-04-28  0:00 ` John Apa
1997-04-28  0:00   ` Robert Dewar
1997-04-29  0:00     ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-04-30  0:00       ` John Apa
     [not found]       ` <3367CE1E.5ED1@die_spammer.dasd.honeywell.com>
1997-05-01  0:00         ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-05-03  0:00       ` Simon Wright
1997-05-04  0:00         ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-05-04  0:00           ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-04  0:00             ` Richard Kenner
1997-05-05  0:00             ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-05-06  0:00               ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-05-06  0:00                 ` Robert A Duff
1997-05-07  0:00                   ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-05-08  0:00                     ` Robert A Duff
1997-05-07  0:00                   ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-08  0:00                     ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-05-08  0:00                       ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-09  0:00                         ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-05-12  0:00                       ` W. Wesley Groleau (Wes)
1997-05-12  0:00                         ` John G. Volan
1997-05-14  0:00                       ` Nick Roberts
1997-05-14  0:00                         ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-14  0:00                           ` Jeff Carter
     [not found]                             ` <dewar.863632434@merv>
1997-05-15  0:00                               ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-05-18  0:00                                 ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-15  0:00                         ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-05-08  0:00                     ` Robert A Duff
1997-05-09  0:00                       ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-05-11  0:00                         ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-11  0:00                           ` Matthew Heaney
1997-05-12  0:00                             ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-12  0:00                               ` Matthew Heaney
1997-05-13  0:00                                 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-13  0:00                                   ` Matthew Heaney
1997-05-14  0:00                                     ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-14  0:00                                     ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-14  0:00                                 ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-14  0:00                                 ` Nick Roberts
1997-05-14  0:00                                 ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-15  0:00                                   ` W. Wesley Groleau (Wes)
1997-05-12  0:00                           ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-05-13  0:00                             ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-14  0:00                               ` Nick Roberts
1997-05-14  0:00                                 ` Robert Dewar
     [not found]                                   ` <01bc6182$30e3a7c0$LocalHost@xhv46.dial.pipex.com>
1997-05-16  0:00                                     ` Robert A Duff
1997-05-16  0:00                                       ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-05-18  0:00                                         ` Nick Roberts
1997-05-18  0:00                                           ` Matthew Heaney
1997-05-19  0:00                                             ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-05-19  0:00                                               ` Matthew Heaney
1997-05-20  0:00                                                 ` Nick Roberts
1997-05-20  0:00                                                   ` Matthew Heaney
1997-05-21  0:00                                                     ` Dale Stanbrough
1997-05-19  0:00                                             ` Robert A Duff
1997-05-16  0:00                                     ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-08  0:00                     ` John G. Volan
1997-05-10  0:00                       ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-10  0:00                         ` John G. Volan
1997-05-11  0:00                           ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-11  0:00                             ` John G. Volan
1997-05-11  0:00                               ` Robert A Duff
1997-05-12  0:00                                 ` John G. Volan
1997-05-12  0:00                                 ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-11  0:00                             ` John G. Volan
1997-05-11  0:00                               ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-12  0:00                             ` John G. Volan
1997-05-12  0:00                               ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-17  0:00                               ` Robert I. Eachus
     [not found]                                 ` <dewar.863877808@merv>
1997-05-17  0:00                                   ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-17  0:00                                     ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-21  0:00                                       ` Syntax for tagged record types (was Re: Not intended for use in medical,) Ben Brosgol
1997-05-20  0:00                                         ` Matthew Heaney
1997-05-21  0:00                                           ` Syntax for tagged record types and class types Mats Weber
1997-05-21  0:00                                             ` Matthew Heaney
1997-05-22  0:00                                               ` Mats Weber
1997-05-27  0:00                                               ` Tucker Taft
1997-05-30  0:00                                                 ` Mats.Weber
1997-05-22  0:00                                             ` Samuel A. Mize
1997-05-22  0:00                                               ` Samuel A. Mize
1997-05-23  0:00                                               ` Mats Weber
1997-05-21  0:00                                           ` Syntax for tagged record types (was Re: Not intended for use in medical,) Jon S Anthony
1997-05-21  0:00                                             ` Matthew Heaney
1997-05-22  0:00                                               ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-05-25  0:00                                                 ` Matthew Heaney
1997-05-28  0:00                                                   ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-05-23  0:00                                               ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-23  0:00                                                 ` Matthew Heaney
1997-05-25  0:00                                                   ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-28  0:00                                                   ` Syntax for tagged record types (was Re David Kristola
1997-05-23  0:00                                                 ` Syntax for tagged record types (was Re: Not intended for use in medical,) Simon Wright
     [not found]                                         ` <mheaney-ya023680002005972314260001@news.ni.net <mheaney-ya023680002105972302430001@news.ni.net>
1997-05-22  0:00                                           ` Robert A Duff
1997-05-22  0:00                                             ` John G. Volan
1997-05-23  0:00                                               ` Matthew Heaney
1997-05-23  0:00                                                 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-23  0:00                                                   ` Matthew Heaney
1997-05-25  0:00                                                     ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-25  0:00                                                     ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-27  0:00                                                     ` Ray Blaak
1997-05-23  0:00                                                   ` John G. Volan
1997-05-24  0:00                                                     ` Robert A Duff
1997-05-24  0:00                                                       ` Matthew Heaney
1997-05-28  0:00                                                         ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-05-25  0:00                                                     ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-23  0:00                                               ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-12  0:00                             ` Not intended for use in medical, John G. Volan
1997-05-12  0:00                         ` Language Design Mistakes (was "not intended...") W. Wesley Groleau (Wes)
1997-05-13  0:00                           ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-13  0:00                             ` W. Wesley Groleau (Wes)
1997-05-13  0:00                             ` Robert A Duff
1997-05-14  0:00                               ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-04  0:00         ` Not intended for use in medical, Richard Kenner
1997-05-04  0:00         ` Robert Dewar
1997-04-28  0:00   ` John M. Mills
1997-04-30  0:00     ` Larry Kilgallen
1997-05-02  0:00       ` Nick Roberts
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1997-04-25  0:00 Robert C. Leif, Ph.D.
1997-05-12  0:00 Marin David Condic, 561.796.8997, M/S 731-93
1997-05-13  0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-14  0:00 Marin David Condic, 561.796.8997, M/S 731-93
1997-05-14  0:00 Marin David Condic, 561.796.8997, M/S 731-93
1997-05-14  0:00 tmoran
1997-05-19  0:00 Robert C. Leif, Ph.D.
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