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From: Richard D Riehle <laoXhai@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Y21C Bug
Date: 2000/01/06
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In article <8505tc$be4$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
	Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com> wrote:

>The actual facts are that old software stays around for a long
>time. 
>
The same is true for MS-DOS machines running on 8088 machines,
old Apple IIe's in elementary schools, Atari 400 and 800 models,
and other "obsolete" computers.  I know someone who is quite
content doing word processing on an old portable KayPro.  It
works great, for him.

Why, we even know some people who are deliberately selecting 
Ada 83 as the programming language for their next project.  In 
some cases this is because there are no suitable Ada 95 compilers 
for their required platform (e.g. 1750A)  In other cases, they 
consider the more mature technology, absent the modernizations 
that characterize Ada 83, to be more reliable.  

I myself am considering purchasing a Model A Ford for my next car.
It has a certain charm that seems to be lost in the glitzie bezier
curves and sparkling hues of modern automobileiry.

Richard Riehle