Re: Ada caused failure of IBM's attempt to redesign air traffic system?

[jamie@dcd00745.slip.digex.net (Jamie Schrumpf)]

In article <JSA.96Nov18210950@alexandria>, jsa@alexandria says...
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>In article <56l5s7$699@news4.digex.net> jamie@dcd00745.slip.digex.net (Jamie 
Schrumpf) writes:
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>> This post came from another group, but certainly has bearing here.
>> Can anyone comment on Ted's claim that IBM's failure to redesign the
>> air traffic system was due to Ada?
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>Ted Holden is a well known flaming lunatic of the Net.  Lot's of (to
>put it kindly) bizarre opinion and basically never any factual
>information.
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>/Jon
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>Jon Anthony
>Organon Motives, Inc.
>Belmont, MA 02178
>617.484.3383
>jsa@organon.com
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I've read the comments about Ted from various folk with high amusement.  I 
brought his comments over from talk.origins, where he is also well-known as a 
net.loon.

That his opinions on Ada are as equally misinformed as are his opinions on 
every other subject I've seen him pontificate about strikes me as no great 
surprise.  I won't repost any of the aforementioned comments back to him, as it 
might only serve to bring him back over here -- which we certainly do not want.

Thanks for all the info.
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