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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
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Subject: Re: New to Ada
Date: 4 Sep 2002 06:05:10 -0600
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In article <3d7594b0_2@corp.newsgroups.com>, "Bill Cunningham" <some.net> writes:

> Is this Ada that help Charles Babbage with his counting machine?

The computer language was not around back then :-), but yes after it
was developed the language was named in honor of Babbage's coworker,
Lady Ada Lovelace.  Apparently the originators thought it was a better
name than STD-454325499638 or "Green".  It isn't easy being "Green".