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From: Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com>
Subject: Re: Units of Measure (was: Re: Disallowing Pre-Defined Operations)
Date: 2000/03/21
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In article <200003160642.HAA27776@bulgaria.otn.eurocopter.de>,
  comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org wrote:
> [I think this should become a new discussion thread.]
>
> Although this has already been discussed to death and there
are a plethora of
> ways how to deal with dimensions, this is a vivid point of
interest.

Why? if it has indeed already been discussed to death. Aren't
you trying to beat a dead horse here.


> I also strongly feel that such a feature in the language is
necessary. (Would
> this have prevented the latest NASA Mars mission form
failing?)

No (at least that's the conclusion of the extensive thread
on this subject in this forum, Q.V.).


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