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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,583275b6950bf4e6 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 1108a1,59ec73856b699922 X-Google-Attributes: gid1108a1,public X-Google-Thread: 11232c,59ec73856b699922 X-Google-Attributes: gid11232c,public X-Google-Thread: f43e6,899fc98b2883af4a X-Google-Attributes: gidf43e6,public X-Google-Thread: fdb77,5f529c91be2ac930 X-Google-Attributes: gidfdb77,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-05-28 15:57:10 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!cyclone.bc.net!in.100proofnews.com!in.100proofnews.com!prodigy.com!prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr19.news.prodigy.com.POSTED!dff27464!not-for-mail From: "David Lightstone" Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.object,comp.lang.ada,misc.misc,comp.software-eng References: <9fa75d42.0305141747.5680c577@posting.google.com> <7GGwa.849701$F1.107635@sccrnsc04> <3EC3A45B.4A34A487@easystreet.com> <5e9b8c34.0305211211.75bdfc5d@posting.google.com> <3ECC37F8.29CD9152@easystreet.com> Subject: Re: Quality systems (Was: Using Ada for device drivers? (Was: the Ada mandate, and why it collapsed and died)) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 67.72.201.224 X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net X-Trace: newssvr19.news.prodigy.com 1054162569 ST000 67.72.201.224 (Wed, 28 May 2003 18:56:09 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 18:56:09 EDT Organization: Prodigy Internet http://www.prodigy.com X-UserInfo1: Q[R_PJONQJV_SRXY@@HV_UTAARXNABPLGP\FNLUL@@\FWOUNDO_AR\^[JTXDX_KI\VB]JBVMS^YT_G[CZVWAOS\DHFWEH]@KGXYHB\_CMDSFABP^J[AHHRKARLE_JDBLJ\XA[JRMEI]MGJSPB\Y]^KG\@S^@VQKI_Q[G@@_ACSARASDEFLBJ]S\GFNTUAVBL Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 22:56:09 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.java.advocacy:64639 comp.object:64167 comp.lang.ada:37954 misc.misc:14487 comp.software-eng:19432 Date: 2003-05-28T22:56:09+00:00 List-Id: wrote in message news:3ECC37F8.29CD9152@easystreet.com... > > > > I just happen to have a copy of Meridian Open Ada 4.1 for _PC_ DOS > > sitting on my desk. And yes it does just that - I've used in on a NEC > > Ultralight laptop (~8086) with 640k RAM and a 2Mb RAM 'hard disk'. > > Not that I use the compiler currently, 640k limit, 5 1/4 floppies, and > > all that. > > > > What's the date on this product? Is it really from the early days > of PC's (e.g. 1985 o earlier)? The distribution disks that I have are dated 5 Nov 1990 > > > Al