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From: "Nick Roberts" <nickroberts@adaos.worldonline.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Another Idea for Ada 20XX
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"Larry Kilgallen" <Kilgallen@SpamCop.net> wrote in message
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> > nor to allow 10 minutes * 5 KPH = 833 Meters
>
> Are you saying that multiplying two different types (not subtypes
> of the same type) works in Ada95 ?  My experience is mostly Ada83.

If they are both fixed point types, I think the answer is 'yes', provided
it's in the context of a specific fixed point type (not universal fixed).
E.g.:

   D: Distance := Duration(10*60.0) * KPH(5.0);

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Nick Roberts