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From: verne@pc.gcs.litton.com
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Subject: Re: DOD-STD-1679A(Navy)
Date: 7 Mar 1995 04:50:57 GMT
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>   cronan@sydney.DIALix.oz.au (Mark Cronan) writes:
>  Hi,
>  
>  I am working on a project which, alas is using DOD-STD-1679A.  The project
>  is being done in ADA but the question is comming up, what is the
>  interpretation of the phrase "machine instruction words".  
>  
>  
>  Thanks
>  Mark
>  
>  
>>>>
I know that you don't want to hear this answer but-----
If the Ada compiler has the ability to list assembly language than that will supply your answer...

else, use the load map and make an assumption as to the average size of each assembly instruction (e.g. for a byte oriented 
machine having 16 and 32 bit instruction -- 3 bytes/inst