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Subject: Re: fortran --> ada translators
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You start out talking about "translation," but then you bring up the issue
of "conversion."  There is a big difference between the two.  Translation
will produce a FORTRAN structured software system with Ada syntax.  Conver-
sion will produce an Ada system taking advantage of the features of Ada
such as packages, generics, private types, and tasking.  I believe there are
translators on the market, but I have not as yet heard of any successful
conversion product.

				      Marcia Bernhardt
				      Convex Computer Corporation
				      P. O. Box 833851
				      Richardson, Texas  75083-3851