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=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,a3ca574fc2007430 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 115aec,f41f1f25333fa601 X-Google-Attributes: gid115aec,public From: mvw@ozemail.com.au (Michael Warner) Subject: Re: Ada and Automotive Industry Date: 1996/12/05 Message-ID: <586a40$tab@morse.satech.net.au>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 202491985 distribution: world references: <55ea3g$m1j@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <3280DA96.15FB@hso.link.com> <1996Nov6.210957.3070@ole.cdac.com> <5683sk$bsc@news.ccit.arizona.edu> content-type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII organization: mime-version: 1.0 newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.realtime Date: 1996-12-05T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: >Here we have a statement that so clearly shows the gulf between the >academics shouting about Ada, and the engineers in the real world. >Robert clearly thinks that there would not be a market for an Ada product >on an 8-bit device because the device is "too far backwards on the >technology curve". We have a contributor to this thread from Ford, saying >how the 68HC11, the '05, the '08 and so on are used extensively in >the automotive industry (and in many other industries). The 68HC08 is >a new device. The 68HC12 was launched last year. I think Motorola >would challenge the statement that they are far behind on the technology >curve. The automotive industry makes extensive use of 8-bit devices, >and this is going to continue for some years. Well said. Most of the world micro market is price driven, and it's a mixture of 4 and 8 bit. They don't get much press because they're not exciting, but they enable engineers to bring intelligence to many of the things we use - the PC is nothing in comparative impact. You can do a great deal with an 8-bit micro, but any kernel etc beyond a simple time scheduler is usually hard to justify against its code space and speed impact. Some of you guys should go get a job designing micro systems for a consumer market before you spout nonsense about "technology curves".