From: dewar@merv.cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar)
Subject: Re: Mars Pathfinder (Was: Re: Death of DSP support?)
Date: 1997/09/08
Date: 1997-09-08T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <dewar.873725994@merv> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 340F43EE.41A6@flash.net
<<NASA gave a presentation at TRI-Ada about Cassini (I think). I seem to
recall that they were directed to switch from Ada to C, but my memory
is fuzzy on all of this. Does anyone remember this presentation?>>
Ah ha! Cassini, the gizmo that contains 72 pounds of plutonium that everyone
at NASA is quite sure poses no safety problems right (see NYT this morning :-)
Well it sure gives you an extra feeling of comfort to know that those guys
are doing a good job of carefully selecting a safe language environment.
(just what *is* the universal email symbol for sarcasm, I don't like to use
a grin, because the thing that distinguishes sarcasm is a serious delivery :-)
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[not found] ` <dewar.872631281@merv>
[not found] ` <1997Aug27.125655.1@eisner>
1997-08-27 0:00 ` Death of DSP support? Robert Dewar
1997-08-29 0:00 ` Jerry van Dijk
1997-09-02 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
[not found] ` <5u86eg$n8d@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>
1997-09-02 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1997-09-03 0:00 ` Michael & Amy Hartsough
1997-09-03 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
1997-09-03 0:00 ` Dale Pontius
1997-09-03 0:00 ` Mars Pathfinder (Was: Re: Death of DSP support?) Michael & Amy Hartsough
[not found] ` <340F43EE.41A6@flash.net>
1997-09-08 0:00 ` Robert Dewar [this message]
1997-09-08 0:00 ` Stephen Leake
1997-08-27 0:00 ` Death of DSP support? Robert Munck
1997-08-27 0:00 ` W. Wesley Groleau x4923
1997-09-02 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
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