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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,47bc849aad30d586 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-05-29 09:29:54 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed1.cidera.com!Cidera!cyclone.columbus.rr.com!cyclone3.kc.rr.com!news3.kc.rr.com!twister.socal.rr.com.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3CF50218.424E48C7@san.rr.com> From: Darren New X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: The commercial world needs Ada was RE: A standard package for config files is needed References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 16:29:53 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 66.75.151.160 X-Complaints-To: abuse@rr.com X-Trace: twister.socal.rr.com 1022689793 66.75.151.160 (Wed, 29 May 2002 09:29:53 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 09:29:53 PDT Organization: RoadRunner - West Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:24939 Date: 2002-05-29T16:29:53+00:00 List-Id: "Robert C. Leif" wrote: > 1) it writes to my CDRW slightly > faster than an XP does to a floppy disc and 2) control C does not work > for copying a file, 3) if does not generate appropriate exceptions if > your CDRW BIOS is not functioning correctly. An Ada program to manage > writing to CDs should have the distinct commercial advantage of working. What makes you think any of these flaws are specifically caused by the choice of language in which anything is programmed? -- Darren New San Diego, CA, USA (PST). Cryptokeys on demand. ** http://home.san.rr.com/dnew/DNResume.html ** ** http://images.fbrtech.com/dnew/ ** My brain needs a "back" button so I can remember where I left my coffee mug.