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,a3ca574fc2007430 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 115aec,f41f1f25333fa601 X-Google-Attributes: gid115aec,public From: detaylor@holli.com (David Taylor) Subject: Re: Ada and Automotive Industry Date: 1996/11/18 Message-ID: #1/1 X-Deja-AN: 197847581 references: <55ea3g$m1j@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <3280DA96.15FB@hso.link.com> <1996Nov6.210957.3070@ole.cdac.com> <5683sk$bsc@news.ccit.arizona.edu> <56fpp2$m77@pt9201.ped.pto.ford.com> organization: HolliCom Internet Services newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.realtime Date: 1996-11-18T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: In article <56fpp2$m77@pt9201.ped.pto.ford.com>, patteeuw@sys2.ped.pto.ford.com wrote: > Also, in powertrain controllers, GM has been using 68332 for years and Ford > has already announced intentions to use PowerPC in the future. I > personally think Ada would find a good fit in either of these two > architecture, but neither Ford nor (to my knowledge) GM have shown any > interest. GM has millions of 68332-based controllers on the road. > has already announced intentions to use PowerPC in the future. I > personally think Ada would find a good fit in either of these two > architecture, but neither Ford nor (to my knowledge) GM have shown any > interest. GM uses Modula GM, a derivative of Modula 2. Some of the additions to the language: Character strings from ANSI C Volatile types from ANSI C Fixed point types from Ada Constant objects from ANSI C and Ada. While not directly used, Ada has had an impact on the automotive world. -- Dave detaylor@holli.com