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: 103376,96ed71365ee11846 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: "Marin David Condic, 407.796.8997, M/S 731-93" Subject: Re: Limitations of Ada Date: 1996/07/29 Message-ID: <96072915521064@psavax.pwfl.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 170881618 sender: Ada programming language comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU x-vms-to: SMTP%"INFO-ADA@VM1.NODAK.EDU" newsgroups: comp.lang.ada x-vms-cc: CONDIC Date: 1996-07-29T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: David Weller writes: >In article <31F54DE2.6EBF@acm.org>, Bob Munck wrote: >>Ada is unable to exceed the speed of light. > >Rumor has it that IBM is working on a practical solution to this by >redefining 'c' :-) (A dual pun if there ever was :-) > But have you heard of IBMs new ultra-super-computer? It's supposed to be so fast that it will execute an infinite loop in three minutes. 186,000 mi/sec. It's not just a good idea... It's the law! MDC Marin David Condic, Senior Computer Engineer ATT: 407.796.8997 M/S 731-96 Technet: 796.8997 Pratt & Whitney, GESP Fax: 407.796.4669 P.O. Box 109600 Internet: CONDICMA@PWFL.COM West Palm Beach, FL 33410-9600 Internet: CONDIC@FLINET.COM =============================================================================== "Government is not reason. It is not eloquence. It is a force. Like fire, a dangerous servant and a fearful master." -- George Washington ===============================================================================