Re: A scapegoat once again :(

[Hyman Rosen <hyrosen@mail.com>]

But look at this: <http://www.swep-eds.com/XD%20Ada/XD%20Ada.html>

     XD Ada
     XD Ada Cross Compilers

     In partnership with HP (formerly Digital Equipment Corporation)
     the Software Engineering and Products Group has developed the
     world�s premier family of Ada cross-development toolsets, XD Ada.

     XD Ada is targeted to the Motorola M68000 family (including the
     MC683xx micro-controllers) and MIL-STD-1750A microprocessor
     architecture.

     Product options exist for multiprocessor communications and
     debugging, and for Emulator and Simulator support.

     Hosted on OpenVMS Systems, XD Ada is fully integrated with the
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How much do you want to bet that the F-22 software still needs to be
developed on this ancient programming environment? If so, it's hardly
any wonder that using it would cause significant delays.