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From: "Martin Dowie" <martin.dowie@baesystems.com>
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Subject: Re: Buffer overflow Article - CACM
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 09:14:57 -0000
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Jeffrey R. Carter wrote:
> Martin Dowie wrote:
>>
>> That's probably true now but there are loads of examples where
>> running _Ada83_ on 68020/68040 with checks-on was too slow.
>
> No doubt. However, I've been using Ada since 1984 and have never
> encountered a case where the checks made the difference between
>   success and failure in meeting timing requirements.

Wish I could say the same! :-(